Public water system · UTAH27116
ActiveUtah Tech Culinary Water System
At a glance
Utah Tech Culinary Water System (PWSID UTAH27116) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Washington County, Utah. It reports serving 12,000 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
12,000
Service connections
40
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Utah Tech Culinary Water System compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Utah Tech Culinary Water System is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Washington County has 59 active public water systems, and Utah Tech Culinary Water System is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 190% above the county average of 4,138 people per system, and accounts for 4.9% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Utah Tech Culinary Water System is about 28 times 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 106 Utah systems (9.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Utah Tech Culinary Water System?
EPA lists Utah Tech Culinary Water System as owned by a state 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. 4 of the 59 active systems in Washington County (6.8%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Utah Tech Culinary Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2024 and July 2025. By type: 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Utah Tech Culinary Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Utah Tech Culinary Water System?
Utah Tech Culinary Water System (PWSID UTAH27116) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Utah Tech Culinary Water System serve?
Utah Tech Culinary Water System reports serving 12,000 people through 40 service connections in Washington County, Utah.
Where does Utah Tech Culinary Water System get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Utah Tech Culinary Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is 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 Utah Tech Culinary Water System'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Utah Tech Culinary Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Utah Tech Culinary Water System 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 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 |
| Ivins | Washington | 10,465 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Santa Clara City | Washington | 9,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hildale - Colorado City | Washington | 6,100 | 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, “Utah Tech Culinary Water System, PWSID UTAH27116, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/utah-tech-culinary-water-system-utah27116 (data as of October 1, 2026).