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Sterling Tap Water Quality Report
Sterling's water has 4 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter.
People Served
300
Health-based violations since 2020
1
STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Jul 2022 · STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Sterling Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We strongly recommend using a certified water filter to reduce exposure: Sterling's water has 4 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines. Check our filter recommendations below for NSF-certified options that can remove the specific contaminants found in Sterling's water.
STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM, Sterling's water system, serves 300 people. 1 other system is listed for Sterling. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM is from Jul 2022.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Utah
Sterling Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Sterling, UT
We read Sterling, UT’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 4 contaminants above EPA MCLGs and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 71 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Sterling's water
STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM
PWSID UTAH20009
No fluoride level in our data for STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
PALISADES WATER COMPANY
PWSID UTAH20063
No fluoride level in our data for PALISADES WATER COMPANY. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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Recommended Water Filters for Sterling
Based on Sterling's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Verify Your Water Quality with Independent Testing
With 4 contaminants above EPA MCLGs and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file, independent laboratory testing provides a second opinion and can track changes over time.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
With 4 contaminants above health guidelines, you may want to explore water purification options. Learn how to make distilled water at home for applications like humidifiers, CPAP machines, and baby formula.
What Sterling's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Sterling, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Sterling? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Sanpete County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Sterling
Sterling's tap water has an estimated 19.7 grains per gallon (337.0 mg/L, county sampling in Sanpete County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 19.7 gpg water in Sterling — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Utah as a whole, read water softener cost in Utah — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sterling Tap Water
Sterling's water has 4 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We strongly recommend using a certified water filter to reduce exposure to these contaminants. Check our filter recommendations below for NSF-certified options that can remove the specific contaminants found in Sterling's water. EPA records a health-based violation for STERLING TOWN WATER SYSTEM that began after its latest compliance result on file (Jul 2022): Failure To Address Deficiency (Groundwater Rule), which began on July 1, 2023. Every such result predates it, so none can show the water met the standard since, and this page does not call the water safe.
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