Public water system · UTAH24039
ActiveSimplot Phosphate Mine
At a glance
Simplot Phosphate Mine (PWSID UTAH24039) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Uintah County, Utah. It reports serving 40 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Simplot Phosphate Mine compare with other water systems in Uintah County?
By EPA's size categories, Simplot Phosphate Mine is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Uintah County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,649 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 34,628 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Simplot Phosphate Mine is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Utah has 84 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7.4% 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 Simplot Phosphate Mine?
EPA lists Simplot Phosphate Mine as privately owned. 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. 6 of the 21 active systems in Uintah County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does Simplot Phosphate Mine have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010. The violations listed here began between October 1998 and October 2010. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 4 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.
Simplot Phosphate Mine: frequently asked questions
Who runs Simplot Phosphate Mine?
Simplot Phosphate Mine (PWSID UTAH24039) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Simplot Phosphate Mine serve?
Simplot Phosphate Mine reports serving 40 people through 2 service connections in Uintah County, Utah.
Where does Simplot Phosphate Mine 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 Simplot Phosphate Mine have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010. 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 Simplot Phosphate Mine'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Simplot Phosphate Mine's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Simplot Phosphate Mine is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Uintah County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Id | Uintah | 13,835 | Community | Surface water |
| Vernal City Water System | Uintah | 10,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Maeser Improvement District | Uintah | 4,152 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tridell Lapoint Wid | Uintah | 1,525 | Community | Surface water |
| Jensen Wid | Uintah | 1,375 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Ballard Water Improvement District | Uintah | 1,005 | Community | Purchased 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, “Simplot Phosphate Mine, PWSID UTAH24039, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/simplot-phosphate-mine-utah24039 (data as of October 1, 2026).