Public water system · WY5600952
ActiveWy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area
At a glance
Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area (PWSID WY5600952) is an active transient non-community water system serving Lincoln and Sweetwater counties, Wyoming. It reports serving 1,260 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,260
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area compare with other water systems in Wyoming?
By EPA's size categories, Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). 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-Star Valley Rest Area is about 8.8 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. 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 Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area?
EPA lists Wy Dot-Star Valley 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.
Does Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and July 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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-Star Valley Rest Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area?
Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area (PWSID WY5600952) 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-Star Valley Rest Area serve?
Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area reports serving 1,260 people through 1 service connection in Lincoln and Sweetwater counties, Wyoming.
Where does Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area 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 Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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-Star Valley 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wy Dot-Star Valley 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 Lincoln County(the first county EPA lists for this system)
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemmerer-Diamondville Jpb | Lincoln | 3,348 | Community | Surface water |
| Star Valley Ranch, Town of | Lincoln | 2,030 | Community | Groundwater |
| Afton, Board of Pub Utilities | Lincoln | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Leisure Valley Inc./ Star Valley Rv Park | Lincoln | 1,910 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alpine, Town of | Lincoln | 1,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bedford Water & Sewer District | Lincoln | 750 | 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, “Wy Dot-Star Valley Rest Area, PWSID WY5600952, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/wy-dot-star-valley-rest-area-wy5600952 (data as of October 1, 2026).