Public water system · UTAH27087
ActiveSpruce Culinary Water Co
At a glance
Spruce Culinary Water Co (PWSID UTAH27087) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, Utah. It reports serving 75 people through 42 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
42
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Spruce Culinary Water Co compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Spruce Culinary Water Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 59 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,138 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 244,151 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 Spruce Culinary Water Co is about half of 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 Spruce Culinary Water Co?
EPA lists Spruce Culinary Water Co 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. 27 of the 59 active systems in Washington County (46%) are also privately owned.
Does Spruce Culinary Water Co have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and June 2016. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Spruce Culinary Water Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Spruce Culinary Water Co?
Spruce Culinary Water Co (PWSID UTAH27087) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Spruce Culinary Water Co serve?
Spruce Culinary Water Co reports serving 75 people through 42 service connections in Washington County, Utah.
Where does Spruce Culinary Water Co 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 Spruce Culinary Water Co have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. 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 Spruce Culinary Water Co'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Spruce Culinary Water Co's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Spruce Culinary Water Co 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 Washington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George City Water System | Washington | 105,240 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Washington City | Washington | 45,865 | Community | Surface water |
| Hurricane City | Washington | 25,555 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Utah Tech Culinary Water System | Washington | 12,000 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Ivins | Washington | 10,465 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Santa Clara City | Washington | 9,000 | 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, “Spruce Culinary Water Co, PWSID UTAH27087, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/spruce-culinary-water-co-utah27087 (data as of October 1, 2026).