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Provo City

At a glance

Provo City (PWSID UTAH25006) is an active community water system in Utah County, Utah. It reports serving 116,288 people through 19,493 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased 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 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

116,288

Service connections

19,493

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDUTAH25006

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served116,288

Service connections19,493

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyUT state drinking water program

City served—

StateUtah

ZIP—

CountyUtah County

How does Provo City compare with other water systems in Utah County?

By EPA's size categories, Provo City is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Utah County has 86 active public water systems, and Provo City is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 13 times the county average of 8,824 people per system, and accounts for 15% of the 758,850 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 Provo City is about 17 times 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 106 Utah systems (9.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Provo City?

EPA lists Provo City 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. 33 of the 86 active systems in Utah County (38%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Provo City 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 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2022. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Antimony, p-Dichlorobenzene and Selenium. EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Antimonycode 1074	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cyanidecode 1024	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.

Provo City: frequently asked questions

Who runs Provo City?

Provo City (PWSID UTAH25006) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.

How many people does Provo City serve?

Provo City reports serving 116,288 people through 19,493 service connections in Utah County, Utah.

Where does Provo City get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Provo City 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 2022. 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 Provo City'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 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Provo City's water quality report?

As a community water system, Provo City 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 Utah County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Orem City Water System	Utah	98,129	Community	Purchased surface water
Lehi City	Utah	93,446	Community	Purchased surface water
Saratoga Springs City	Utah	68,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Eagle Mountain City	Utah	61,266	Community	Purchased surface water
Spanish Fork City	Utah	47,169	Community	Groundwater
Pleasant Grove City	Utah	40,000	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, “Provo City, PWSID UTAH25006, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/provo-city-utah25006 (data as of October 1, 2026).