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Is Riverton, WY tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Riverton, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Wyoming’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

2 of the 2 utilities serving Riverton have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Wyoming’s records: City of Riverton and First Fike Subdivision.

City of Riverton, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFHxS at 37 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Riverton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Riverton’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Riverton

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Wyoming certifies.

The lab Wyoming certifies closest to Riverton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Sage West Healthcare - Lander (formerly Lander Regional Hospital)

    Lander, WY · about 31 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (307) 335-6246

Wyoming Public Health Laboratory: Total coliform and E. coli testing that homeowners can use for their wells. New customers fill out the lab's customer form to open an account. Water Testing, Wyoming Department of Health.

All 12 certified labs for Wyoming

ZIP codes in Riverton

Which ZIP codes are in Riverton: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: EPA Region 8, certified drinking water laboratories in Wyoming; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Riverton

Other towns in Fremont County with a page of their own.

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