Public water system · UTAH22047

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Smith and Morehouse Campground

At a glance

Smith and Morehouse Campground (PWSID UTAH22047) is an active transient non-community water system in Summit County, Utah. It reports serving 115 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.

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

Population served

115

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDUTAH22047

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served115

Service connections7

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyUT state drinking water program

City served—

StateUtah

ZIP—

CountySummit County

How does Smith and Morehouse Campground compare with other water systems in Summit County?

By EPA's size categories, Smith and Morehouse Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Summit County has 79 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 640 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 50,538 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Smith and Morehouse Campground is about 20% below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Utah has 509 active transient non-community water systems, 45% 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 Smith and Morehouse Campground?

EPA lists Smith and Morehouse Campground as owned by the federal 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. 11 of the 79 active systems in Summit County (14%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Smith and Morehouse Campground have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between December 2009 and January 2022. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2020-06-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2017-07-12	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2017-05-02	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2009-12-02	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved

All 11 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.

Smith and Morehouse Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs Smith and Morehouse Campground?

Smith and Morehouse Campground (PWSID UTAH22047) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.

How many people does Smith and Morehouse Campground serve?

Smith and Morehouse Campground reports serving 115 people through 7 service connections in Summit County, Utah.

Where does Smith and Morehouse Campground 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 Smith and Morehouse Campground have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 4 are 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 Smith and Morehouse Campground'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 11 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Smith and Morehouse Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smith and Morehouse Campground is a 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 Summit County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Park City Water System	Summit	8,875	Community	Surface water
Mountain Regional Water Ssd	Summit	8,245	Community	Surface water
Summit Water Distribution Company	Summit	6,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Gorgoza Mutual Water Co	Summit	4,305	Community	Groundwater
Kamas City Water System	Summit	2,200	Community	Groundwater
Oakley Town Water System	Summit	1,800	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, “Smith and Morehouse Campground, PWSID UTAH22047, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/smith-and-morehouse-campground-utah22047 (data as of October 1, 2026).