Public water system · ID6040047
ActiveSams Hollow Water Company
At a glance
Sams Hollow Water Company (PWSID ID6040047) is an active community water system in Bear Lake County, Utah. It reports serving 100 people through 93 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
93
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sams Hollow Water Company compare with other water systems in Bear Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Sams Hollow Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bear Lake County has 9 active public water systems, and Sams Hollow Water Company is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 11% below the county average of 112 people per system, and accounts for 9.9% of the 1,009 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 Sams Hollow Water Company is well below 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. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 898 Utah systems (79%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Sams Hollow Water Company?
EPA lists Sams Hollow Water Company as privately owned. The ID state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 9 active systems in Bear Lake County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Sams Hollow Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between February 2012 and July 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived, 1 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2015-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2013-04-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Archived |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Archived |
| 2012-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Sams Hollow Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sams Hollow Water Company?
Sams Hollow Water Company (PWSID ID6040047) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Sams Hollow Water Company serve?
Sams Hollow Water Company reports serving 100 people through 93 service connections in Bear Lake County, Utah.
Where does Sams Hollow Water Company get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Sams Hollow Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Sams Hollow Water Company'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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sams Hollow Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sams Hollow Water Company 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 Bear Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Shore Subd | Bear Lake | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Bartlett | Bear Lake | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bear Lake Sands | Bear Lake | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bear Lake West | Bear Lake | 100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aspen Creek Water Company | Bear Lake | 64 | Community | Groundwater |
| Emerald Beach Subd | Bear Lake | 60 | 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, “Sams Hollow Water Company, PWSID ID6040047, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/sams-hollow-water-company-id6040047 (data as of October 1, 2026).