Public water system · WY5600639
ActiveJim Bridger Power Plant
At a glance
Jim Bridger Power Plant (PWSID WY5600639) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It reports serving 450 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
30
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Jim Bridger Power Plant compare with other water systems in Sweetwater County?
By EPA's size categories, Jim Bridger Power Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sweetwater County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 1,215 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 53,453 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Jim Bridger Power Plant is roughly in line with 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. Wyoming has 91 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Jim Bridger Power Plant?
EPA lists Jim Bridger Power Plant as privately owned. 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. 30 of the 44 active systems in Sweetwater County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Jim Bridger Power Plant have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between November 2005 and January 2026. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (11 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
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.
Jim Bridger Power Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Jim Bridger Power Plant?
Jim Bridger Power Plant (PWSID WY5600639) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Jim Bridger Power Plant serve?
Jim Bridger Power Plant reports serving 450 people through 30 service connections in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
Where does Jim Bridger Power Plant 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 Jim Bridger Power Plant have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Jim Bridger Power Plant'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Jim Bridger Power Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Jim Bridger Power Plant 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 Sweetwater County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs, City of | Sweetwater | 24,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Green River, City of | Sweetwater | 10,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| White Mountain W&S District | Sweetwater | 3,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Little America Hotels & Resorts, Inc.- Wy | Sweetwater | 2,004 | Community | Surface water |
| Pioneer Mobile Home Park | Sweetwater | 1,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| We Soda Alkali, LLC | Sweetwater | 950 | Non-transient non-community | 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, “Jim Bridger Power Plant, PWSID WY5600639, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/jim-bridger-power-plant-wy5600639 (data as of October 1, 2026).