PlainWater
States → Idaho

Community Water System · PWS ID1280054

Conkling Park Water Assn

Worley, Idaho 83876 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 309 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

309
People served
29
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 29 drinking-water violations at Conkling Park Water Assn, 45% of them health-based - below the Idaho per-system average.

29
Total EPA violations on record
45%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
309
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Conkling Park Water Assn

Conkling Park Water Assn is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 309 residents in Worley, Idaho (Kootenai County) through 107 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 29 total violations for this system , of which 13 (45%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 13 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 8 violations (MCL, 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%).

Conkling Park Water Assn's 29 violations sit below 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
309
Total Violations
29
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
107
County
Kootenai
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
13
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2015
Nitrate MR 6 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 2021
E. COLI MR 3 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2000
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1979
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2025

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 Conkling Park Water Assn.

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 ID1280054 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
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280054 / 5000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 SDWIS / ID1280054 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / ID1280054 / 3014
2020 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / ID1280054 / 1040
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / ID1280054 / 3100
2000 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / ID1280054 / 3100
1979 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280054 / 4000

How Conkling Park Water Assn Compares

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

Metric Conkling Park Water Assn Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 29 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 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 309 870 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 Conkling Park Water Assn water safe to drink? ▼
Conkling Park Water Assn (PWS ID: ID1280054) has 29 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 309 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Conkling Park Water Assn serve? ▼
Conkling Park Water Assn serves 309 people in Worley, Idaho. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 107 service connections.
What type of violations does Conkling Park Water Assn have? ▼
Conkling Park Water Assn has 29 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 13 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Conkling Park Water Assn water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Conkling Park Water Assn under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Conkling Park Water Assn use? ▼
Conkling Park Water Assn uses Groundwater 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.