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Community Water System · PWS ID1090107

Priest River City Of

Priest River, Idaho 83856 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 2,173 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,173
People served
92
EPA violations
70
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 92 drinking-water violations at Priest River City Of, 76% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

92
Total EPA violations on record
76%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,173
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Priest River City Of

Priest River City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,173 residents in Priest River, Idaho (Bonner County) through 865 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 92 total violations for this system , of which 70 (76%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 21 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 68 violations (TT, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Idaho, EPA tracks 2,005 public water systems serving 1,743,912 people, with 104,850 cumulative violations and 19,965 health-based violations on record. About 96% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 52.3 violations. Statewide, 40 of 60 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (66.7%).

Priest River City Of's 92 violations sit above the Idaho average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
2,173
Total Violations
92
Health-Based Violations
70
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
865
County
Bonner
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
68

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 68 2006
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2009
CARBON, TOTAL MR 2 2017
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 2021
Nitrate MR 2 1998
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2023
TTHM MR 1 2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2007
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 1996
Chlorine MR 1 2004
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1994

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Priest River City Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID ID1090107 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Idaho Drinking Water Authority

Idaho's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find ID regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 8000
2021 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 0300
2017 CARBON, TOTAL MR 2 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 2920
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 3100
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 3100
2007 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 2950
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 2456
2006 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 68 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 0200
2004 Chlorine MR 1 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 0999
1998 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 1040
1996 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 2039
1994 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 5000
1979 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / ID1090107 / 4000

How Priest River City Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Priest River City Of Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 92 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 70 10 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 66.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 2,173 870 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,005 regulated public water systems in Idaho.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Priest River City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Priest River City Of (PWS ID: ID1090107) has 92 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,173 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Priest River City Of serve? ▼
Priest River City Of serves 2,173 people in Priest River, Idaho. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 865 service connections.
What type of violations does Priest River City Of have? ▼
Priest River City Of has 92 total violations: 70 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 21 monitoring/reporting violations, and 68 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Priest River City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Priest River City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Priest River City Of use? ▼
Priest River City Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.