Public water system · UTAH04007
ActivePrice Municipal Corporation
At a glance
Price Municipal Corporation (PWSID UTAH04007) is an active community water system in Carbon County, Utah. It reports serving 8,867 people through 4,047 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
8,867
Service connections
4,047
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Price Municipal Corporation compare with other water systems in Carbon County?
By EPA's size categories, Price Municipal Corporation is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Carbon County has 21 active public water systems, and Price Municipal Corporation is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 8.1 times the county average of 1,089 people per system, and accounts for 39% of the 22,864 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Price Municipal Corporation is about 32% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Utah has 540 active community water systems, 48% of the state's 1,133 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 45 Utah systems (4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Price Municipal Corporation?
EPA lists Price Municipal Corporation as owned by a local government. The UT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 7 of the 21 active systems in Carbon County (33%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Price Municipal Corporation have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Dalapon and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), total. EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Picloramcode 2040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Price Municipal Corporation: frequently asked questions
Who runs Price Municipal Corporation?
Price Municipal Corporation (PWSID UTAH04007) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Price Municipal Corporation serve?
Price Municipal Corporation reports serving 8,867 people through 4,047 service connections in Carbon County, Utah.
Where does Price Municipal Corporation get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Price Municipal Corporation have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Price Municipal Corporation's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Price Municipal Corporation's water quality report?
As a community water system, Price Municipal Corporation must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Carbon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price River Wid | Carbon | 5,790 | Community | Surface water |
| Helper City | Carbon | 2,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wellington City | Carbon | 1,676 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Carbon City | Carbon | 1,460 | Community | Surface water |
| Skyline Mine | Carbon | 430 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Scofield Mountain Estates Water System | Carbon | 348 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Price Municipal Corporation, PWSID UTAH04007, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/price-municipal-corporation-utah04007 (data as of October 1, 2026).