Public water system · UTAH21042
ActiveVenice Ward Church
At a glance
Venice Ward Church (PWSID UTAH21042) is an active transient non-community water system in Sevier County, Utah. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. 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 March 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Venice Ward Church compare with other water systems in Sevier County?
By EPA's size categories, Venice Ward Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sevier County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 724 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 23,881 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 Venice Ward Church is about 39% above 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 Venice Ward Church?
EPA lists Venice Ward Church 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. 11 of the 33 active systems in Sevier County (33%) are also privately owned.
Does Venice Ward Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016. The violations listed here began between December 1980 and March 2016. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-03 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1984-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1983-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1982-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1980-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Venice Ward Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Venice Ward Church?
Venice Ward Church (PWSID UTAH21042) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Venice Ward Church serve?
Venice Ward Church reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Sevier County, Utah.
Where does Venice Ward Church 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 Venice Ward Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Venice Ward Church'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 March 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Venice Ward Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Venice Ward Church 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 Sevier County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield City | Sevier | 8,360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Monroe City | Sevier | 2,715 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Salina City Water System | Sevier | 2,692 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elsinore Town Water System | Sevier | 1,105 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aurora City | Sevier | 1,013 | Community | Groundwater |
| Annabella Town Water System | Sevier | 860 | 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, “Venice Ward Church, PWSID UTAH21042, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/venice-ward-church-utah21042 (data as of October 1, 2026).