Short answer: In the 2023–2025 records we hold for Bountiful, no listed result is above a legal limit, but a health-based violation is on record (EPA SDWIS). Also worth knowing: lithium sits above a screening level. 4 substances were detected and 27 were tested and not detected. The water is from Bountiful City Water System, serving 37,500 residents.
Plumbing inside the building is outside this record.
At a glance
Bountiful water in four numbers
91/100 · ExcellentConfidence: moderatePurity ScoreBOUNTIFUL CITY WATER SYSTEM · PWSID UTAH06015
5Detected2 above a reference
2Above a referenceof 32 records
1Health-based violationslast 10 years · EPA SDWIS
No measured result is above a legal limit; lithium sits above a screening level, and a past health-based violation (Combined radium-226/228) is on record.
What we found
5 detected results, by distance from their limit
Each bar runs to the named reference; the tick marks it. Open a row for five layers: measured, compared, meaning, where it matters, what to do.
LiLithiumAbove screening · Screening level10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)26.1µg/L▾
① · Measured
26.1 µg/L, sampled 2023-01-24 to 2023-10-25. EPA UCMR 5.
② · Compared
10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit).
③ · Meaning
Detected at up to 26.1 µg/L (above the 10 µg/L EPA health reference level; a screening level, not a legal limit).
④ · Where it matters
Where it enters is not in this record.
⑤ · What to do
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Depends on the contaminant (The certifier's listing for each named contaminant).
BOUNTIFUL CITY WATER SYSTEM (EPA PWSID UTAH06015) delivers surface water to 37,500 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Track record
1health-based violation in the last 10 years
From EPA SDWIS. Counted once per contaminant per year, as in the Track record score.
Not in this recordDisinfection by-products weren't monitored in this dataset
No result is not a pass. Your utility's annual water quality report may list them, and a certified lab test covers your own tap.
Health-based violations, last 10 years
Every filing is listed; the Track record score counts at most one per contaminant per year.
The record describes water leaving treatment and samples across the system. Pipes, solder and fixtures inside a building can add lead the record can’t see, especially in older buildings with lead service lines.
Each card names which Bountiful findings its current certification covers, and which it doesn't.
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Your path: I live in an older buildingLead from plumbing is the main question
Older buildings may have lead service lines, solder or fixtures. Bountiful’s record shows lead at 7.2 µg/L (15 µg/L federal action level). Test first-draw water, then filter if needed.
2 of 29 PFAS tested were detected in Bountiful’s record (PFBS 3.7 ng/L and PFPeA 3 ng/L). If PFAS matters to you, a filter certification names each compound it covers.
Look forNSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with each compound you care about named on the listing
Your path: My water tastes of chlorineThe disinfectant is not in this record
Most utilities keep chlorine or chloramine in the pipes. A carbon filter certified for taste and odor reduces either; your utility can tell you which it uses.
PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Bountiful, PFAS were detected below their limits, and PFPeA 3 ng/L with no federal or state limit; the lead 90th-percentile result was 7.2 µg/L against the 15 µg/L action level; one health-based violation is on record (Combined radium-226/228). BOUNTIFUL CITY WATER SYSTEM (PWSID UTAH06015) has a Purity Score of 91/100 (confidence: moderate), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap. What we found →
Who provides tap water in Bountiful?+
BOUNTIFUL CITY WATER SYSTEM (PWS ID UTAH06015) is the public water system on record for Bountiful, Utah, serving about 37,500 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding. Water utility →
Where does Bountiful get its drinking water?+
Surface water (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS). Water utility →
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Bountiful's water?+
In EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-01-24 to 2023-10-25), PFBS was detected at 3.7 ng/L, below the 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory. PFPeA (3 ng/L) was also detected; it has no federal or state limit. What we found →
Is there lead in Bountiful's tap water?+
BOUNTIFUL CITY WATER SYSTEM's most recent lead 90th-percentile result (2023–2025) was 7.2 µg/L, below the 15 µg/L action level. That figure comes from sampled homes; lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink. Your household →
Has Bountiful's water system had violations?+
The federal SDWIS record lists a health-based violation for BOUNTIFUL CITY WATER SYSTEM within about the last ten years: Combined radium-226/228 (2021). The findings above show each one's status. At a glance →
What does the latest Bountiful water report show?+
PurityMap's current record for Bountiful holds 32 findings: 2 above a reference, 2 detected within the reference, 1 detected with no limit and 27 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass. Records →
EPA SDWIS, EPA UCMR 5 and utility reports, each dated and linked.
02Normalize
Units converted to one basis; a non-detect kept distinct from zero.
03Classify
Each result tagged by reference type: MCL, action level, screening level or aesthetic.
04Compare to the named reference
Every value sits against its own reference, never a blended one.
05Score
Measured subjects summarised at the water-system level; an open health-based violation caps the score.
06Match treatment
Treatment is matched to what was found; a product is called certified only when its current certification names it.
What the Purity Score means: a summary of this water system’s published record, capped while a health-based violation is open. It is not a test of any tap. BOUNTIFUL CITY WATER SYSTEM · PWSID UTAH06015 · Purity Score 91/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
Lead at Bountiful City Water System: 7.2 µg/L (90th percentile, 2023–2025 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.
ZIP codes in Bountiful
A ZIP code is a postal area, not a water service area. Your water bill names your supplier.
