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Idaho Drinking Water Quality

2,005 SDWIS-listed systems serve 1,743,912 people. UCMR5 PFAS detection is 13.3% on the tested subset (lower-third UCMR5 detection (≤ 17.5%)); SDWIS violation rate is 96.1%.

2,005
SDWIS water systems
104,850
Total violations
96.1%
SDWIS systems w/ a violation
13.3%
UCMR5 PFAS rate (60 tested)

The verdict

UCMR5 PFAS detection is 13.3% (8 of 60 tested) - lower-third UCMR5 detection (≤ 17.5%). According to EPA SDWIS population served, Idaho ranks #39 of 66 states and territories by people served through public water systems.

#39 of 66
Population · states corpus
104,850
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment)
96.1%
SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation

SDWIS violation % and UCMR5 PFAS % use different denominators (full inventory vs tested subset). Population ordinal uses SDWIS population served.

Idaho standing, mid SDWIS violation-rate third

Idaho lands in the middle third by violation rate (96.1%) - enough flagged systems for peer comparisons without matching the densest ledgers. Population served is mid-pack at 1,743,912 (mid served population (≤ 5,131,439)). Health-based share is 19% - a material slice is exposure-relevant, with the rest monitoring or reporting. UCMR5 PFAS detection is 13.3% on the tested subset (lower-third UCMR5 detection (≤ 17.5%)) - a different denominator from the SDWIS violation rate. Systems listed below are ranked by population served or violation count; pair rate with inventory size before reading exposure scale.

Nationwide similar states

Nearest by SDWIS violation rate

Nearest by population served

Health-based share of this violation record

EPA SDWIS classifications for Idaho's 104,850 recorded violations.

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19,965 health-based violations (19.0%) and 84,885 monitoring or reporting violations. Health-based violations are MCL or treatment-technique failures; neither total alone establishes a present household exposure risk.

Idaho vs nearest violation-rate peers

Share of SDWIS-listed systems with at least one recorded violation; peers are nearest by absolute rate distance, not a fixed top-seven list.

% of systems

What this shows Idaho's rate is 96.1% (1,927 of 2,005 systems; middle-third rate (≤ 96.1%)). This is a comparison of recorded SDWIS violations, not a measure of current water safety.

Source EPA SDWIS state aggregates As of 2026-05-15

Idaho vs all jurisdictions by SDWIS system inventory

Where this state's public water system count sits among every state and territory on PlainWater

2,005 24th of 66 higher than 42 of 66 jurisdictions

States and territories, banded by SDWIS-listed public water system count

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS state aggregates · 2026-05-15

Largest Water Systems

Most Violations

Counties in Idaho

Ada
87 systems · 511,181 served · 5,380 violations
Canyon
143 systems · 214,619 served · 9,692 violations
Kootenai
195 systems · 178,648 served · 7,546 violations
Bonneville
135 systems · 138,969 served · 4,633 violations
Bannock
49 systems · 83,349 served · 2,778 violations
Twin Falls
54 systems · 76,016 served · 2,851 violations
Madison
33 systems · 50,343 served · 998 violations
Latah
35 systems · 41,303 served · 2,229 violations
Nez Perce
25 systems · 39,929 served · 1,887 violations
Bonner
152 systems · 39,891 served · 5,382 violations
Bingham
74 systems · 36,624 served · 3,178 violations
Elmore
45 systems · 26,866 served · 3,868 violations
Blaine
46 systems · 23,812 served · 2,888 violations
Payette
20 systems · 19,821 served · 2,033 violations
Jefferson
63 systems · 19,584 served · 2,465 violations
Cassia
50 systems · 19,063 served · 3,276 violations
Jerome
24 systems · 17,778 served · 1,336 violations
Shoshone
37 systems · 15,611 served · 1,510 violations
Minidoka
28 systems · 15,130 served · 2,351 violations
Fremont
91 systems · 14,857 served · 6,494 violations
Valley
57 systems · 12,433 served · 1,987 violations
Boundary
20 systems · 11,485 served · 1,933 violations
Franklin
22 systems · 11,019 served · 2,401 violations
Idaho
58 systems · 10,236 served · 3,546 violations
Gem
34 systems · 9,813 served · 1,883 violations
Gooding
26 systems · 9,512 served · 1,336 violations
Bear Lake
33 systems · 7,887 served · 1,296 violations
Teton
26 systems · 7,429 served · 1,597 violations
Boise
56 systems · 7,343 served · 3,508 violations
Benewah
15 systems · 7,006 served · 998 violations

Showing top 30 of 44 counties.

Context: PFAS in drinking water · methodology · all states

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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