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Radium-228 violations in Wyoming

20 active public water systems in Wyoming had a Radium-228 violation in the past three years, 2 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Radium-228 is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium-228 accumulates in bone and delivers a beta radiation dose internally, increasing the risk of bone cancer over time. It also decays to radon-220 and other short-lived isotopes, contributing additional radiation dose. As with all radionuclides there is no established safe threshold — any exposure carries some incremental cancer risk.

Systems with a Radium-228 violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Rolling Hills, Town of
Rolling Hills · Converse County
450 3 0
Trail Ridge Water System
Lincoln County
100 3 0
Greybull, Town of
Greybull · Big Horn County
2,080 3 1
Leisure Valley Inc/ Star Valley RV Park
Thayne · Lincoln County
1,897 6 1
Cokeville, Town of
Cokeville · Lincoln County
535 9 0
Farson Eden School
Farson · Sweetwater County
530 6 0
Glendo, Town of
Glendo · Platte County
289 5 1
Orchard Valley Water Company
Cheyenne · Laramie County
260 3 0
West End Water District
Newcastle · Weston County
225 6 1
Jade MHC
Riverton · Fremont County
200 3 1
North Alpine I&s District
Alpine · Lincoln County
200 9 0
Albin, Town of
Albin · Laramie County
181 9 5
Mountain View Acres
Riverton · Fremont County
165 8 0
Stone Creek HOA
Torrington · Goshen County
100 9 1
Turnerville Water and Sewer District
Bedford · Lincoln County
90 4 1
Opal, Town of
Opal · Lincoln County
65 3 0
Lance Creek Water District
Lance Creek · Niobrara County
55 5 2
Evergreen Mobile Home Park
Cheyenne · Laramie County
35 10 2
Teton Science School-Wilson Campus
Jackson · Teton County
31 7 0
Hagens Estates
Gillette · Campbell County
29 9 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Radium-228, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Radium-228 alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Wyoming records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.