Public water system · WY5600953

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Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area

At a glance

Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area (PWSID WY5600953) is an active transient non-community water system in Carbon County, Wyoming. It reports serving 1,660 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,660

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWY5600953

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,660

Service connections4

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyWY state drinking water program

City servedRawlins

StateWyoming

ZIP—

CountyCarbon County

How does Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area compare with other water systems in Carbon County?

By EPA's size categories, Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Carbon County has 25 active public water systems, and Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 129% above the county average of 725 people per system, and accounts for 9.2% of the 18,136 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 Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area is about 12 times 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. 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 Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area?

EPA lists Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area as owned by a state 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. 3 of the 25 active systems in Carbon County (12%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and February 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 4 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
2024-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherRecord Keeping · code 09	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	No	Resolved
2012-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2012-06-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
1995-06-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Archived
1993-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 11 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.

Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area?

Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area (PWSID WY5600953) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.

How many people does Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area serve?

Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area reports serving 1,660 people through 4 service connections in Carbon County, Wyoming.

Where does Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area 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 Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area'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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area 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 Carbon County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Rawlins Water Supply, City of	Carbon	9,006	Community	Surface water
Saratoga, Town of	Carbon	1,720	Community	Groundwater
Hanna, Town of	Carbon	841	Community	Surface water
Wy Dot-Wagonhound Rest Area	Carbon	750	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Brush Creek Ranch	Carbon	717	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Encampment, Town of	Carbon	450	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, “Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area, PWSID WY5600953, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/wy-dot-fort-steele-rest-area-wy5600953 (data as of October 1, 2026).