Public water system · WY5600978
ActiveUnion Pacific Railroad
At a glance
Union Pacific Railroad (PWSID WY5600978) is an active transient non-community water system in Converse County, Wyoming. It reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Union Pacific Railroad compare with other water systems in Converse County?
By EPA's size categories, Union Pacific Railroad is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Converse County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 756 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 14,359 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Union Pacific Railroad is about 74% 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. Wyoming has 352 active transient non-community water systems, 45% of the state's 775 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 585 Wyoming systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Union Pacific Railroad?
EPA lists Union Pacific Railroad 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. 11 of the 19 active systems in Converse County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Union Pacific Railroad have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. The violations listed here began between September 2013 and March 2018. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-18 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-09-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Unaddressed |
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.
Union Pacific Railroad: frequently asked questions
Who runs Union Pacific Railroad?
Union Pacific Railroad (PWSID WY5600978) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Union Pacific Railroad serve?
Union Pacific Railroad reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Converse County, Wyoming.
Where does Union Pacific Railroad 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 Union Pacific Railroad have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. 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 Union Pacific Railroad'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Union Pacific Railroad's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Union Pacific Railroad 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 Converse County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas, City of | Converse | 6,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Glenrock, Town of | Converse | 2,466 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wydot-Orin Junction Rest Area | Converse | 1,900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Navajo Trans Engr Co., LLC (Antelope) | Converse | 550 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Broken Wheel Truck Stop | Converse | 540 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lone Tree Village MHP | Converse | 475 | 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, “Union Pacific Railroad, PWSID WY5600978, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/union-pacific-railroad-wy5600978 (data as of October 1, 2026).