Public water system · WY5600757
ActiveBridger Valley Joint Powers Board
At a glance
Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board (PWSID WY5600757) is an active community water system in Uinta County, Wyoming. It reports serving 1,728 people through 586 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,728
Service connections
586
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board compare with other water systems in Uinta County?
By EPA's size categories, Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Uinta County has 12 active public water systems, and Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,702 people per system, and accounts for 8.5% of the 20,419 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board is well 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. Wyoming has 332 active community water systems, 43% of the state's 775 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 50 Wyoming systems (6.5%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board?
EPA lists Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board as owned by a local government. The WY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 12 active systems in Uinta County (42%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and June 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Carbon, total (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1995-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-02-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 1994-12-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1993-09-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 1993-07-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | 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.
Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board?
Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board (PWSID WY5600757) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board serve?
Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board reports serving 1,728 people through 586 service connections in Uinta County, Wyoming.
Where does Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. 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 Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board'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, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board 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 Uinta County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston, City of | Uinta | 11,727 | Community | Surface water |
| Lyman, Town of | Uinta | 2,203 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Mountain View, Town of | Uinta | 1,250 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bear River Regional Joint Powers | Uinta | 1,200 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wy Dot-Evanston Port of Entry | Uinta | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Travel Centers of America-Ft. Bridger | Uinta | 570 | Non-transient non-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, “Bridger Valley Joint Powers Board, PWSID WY5600757, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/bridger-valley-joint-powers-board-wy5600757 (data as of October 1, 2026).