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Sorrel River Ranch Water

What EPA’s and Utah’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.

Serves
260 people
Connections
48
Water source
Surface water
Based in
Moab, UT
County
Grand
Owner
Private
The ZIP code it serves

84532

The short answer

1 result is above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic, above the health goal. 4 health-based violations since 2016.

What handles it

What was found

Arsenic, nitrate, fluoride and chromium (total): Utah’s own results, samples taken from Jan. 29, 2020 to Feb. 23, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.

Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5): EPA’s compliance monitoring file, samples taken from Aug. 8, 2018 to Dec. 12, 2019. Newer results are in the utility’s annual water quality report.

Above the health goal1

Arsenic

Comes from the source

Above the health goal

1.1ppb

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026, one sample: 0.6 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 1.1 ppb, in 2022: below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.6 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 0.9 ppb, in 2018.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”

Below EPA’s limits4

Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)

Forms or is added in treatment

Below EPA’s limits

66.4ppb

Highest yearly average, 2018 to 2019

Averaged by year, the highest was 66.4 ppb, in 2019, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 93.4 ppb. That was also the latest year on file. EPA recorded no violation for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at this utility from 2012 to 2019.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Forms or is added in treatment

Below EPA’s limits

46.9ppb

Highest yearly average, 2018 to 2019

Averaged by year, the highest was 46.9 ppb, in 2019, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 62.8 ppb. That was also the latest year on file. EPA recorded no violation for haloacetic acids (HAA5) at this utility from 2012 to 2019.

What handles it

No certification claim covers this compound yet.

Nitrate

Comes from the source

Below EPA’s limits

0.96ppm

Highest sample; found in 28 of 32

2026, one sample: 0.13 ppm

The highest sample, in 2021, was 0.96 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.13 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.9 ppm, in 2013.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”

Fluoride

Forms or is added in treatment

Below EPA’s limits

0.26ppm

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026, one sample: 0.25 ppm

Averaged by year, the highest was 0.26 ppm, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. Its highest single sample was 0.28 ppm. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.25 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 0.34 ppm, in 2018.

What handles it

2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
  • Chromium (total)
  • Lead

What handles it

A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”

  • NSF/ANSI 53

    Claim: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction

    For: Arsenic

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)

  • NSF/ANSI 58

    Claim: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction

    For: Arsenic

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)

At the tap, or for the whole house?

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Violations since 2016

Contaminant or ruleTypePeriodMeasuredStatus
Revised Total Coliform RuleE. coli was confirmed in the water system.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR)Aug. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2024—Resolved
Groundwater RuleA significant problem found in a state inspection was not fixed on time.EPA: Failure To Address DeficiencyMay 1, 2024—Resolved
Surface Water Treatment RuleRequired treatment for surface water or groundwater was not met.EPA: Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Oct. 1, 2018 to Oct. 31, 2018—Resolved
Surface Water Treatment RuleRequired treatment for surface water or groundwater was not met.EPA: Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018—Resolved
Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 35 monitoring or reporting violations not shown.

What this report can’t tell you

  • Everything else. Arsenic, nitrate, fluoride and chromium (total) results here are Utah’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) come from EPA’s file alone, which ends in 2019. Sorrel River Ranch Water’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has newer results for those and the contaminants this page does not show.

  • Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.

  • What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.

  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Utah’s results run from Jan. 29, 2020 to Feb. 23, 2026; EPA’s compliance samples are from Aug. 8, 2018 to Dec. 12, 2019.

Testing your own tap

Sorrel River Ranch Water’s results are for the water it sends out. What your own service line, solder and fixtures add shows up only in a test of your tap, by a lab Utah certifies.

No lab Utah certifies is within 75 miles of the area Sorrel River Ranch Water serves on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.

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Sources

PWSID UTAH10033. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.

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