Public water system · UTAH18031
ActiveSl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird
At a glance
Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird (PWSID UTAH18031) is an active community water system in Salt Lake County, Utah. It reports serving 5,110 people through 170 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,110
Service connections
170
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird compare with other water systems in Salt Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Salt Lake County has 77 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,034 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 1,465,589 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 Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird is about 24% 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 Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird?
EPA lists Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird 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. 23 of the 77 active systems in Salt Lake County (30%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and July 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Antimony (3 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Asbestoscode 1094 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Asbestoscode 1094 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird?
Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird (PWSID UTAH18031) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird serve?
Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird reports serving 5,110 people through 170 service connections in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Where does Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird 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 Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird 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 Salt Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City Water System | Salt Lake | 383,612 | Community | Surface water |
| Granger-Hunter Improvement District | Salt Lake | 121,083 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| West Jordan City Water System | Salt Lake | 117,025 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sandy City Water System | Salt Lake | 99,750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jordan Valley Wcd | Salt Lake | 99,335 | Community | Surface water |
| South Jordan City | Salt Lake | 89,704 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Sl County Service Area No 3 - Snowbird, PWSID UTAH18031, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/sl-county-service-area-no-3-snowbird-utah18031 (data as of October 1, 2026).