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Community Water System · PWS ID1280206

Worley City Of

Worley, Idaho 83876 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 591 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

591
People served
71
EPA violations
21
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 71 drinking-water violations at Worley City Of, 30% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

71
Total EPA violations on record
30%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
591
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Worley City Of

Worley City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 591 residents in Worley, Idaho (Kootenai County) through 257 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 71 total violations for this system , of which 21 (30%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 12 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%).

Worley City Of's 71 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
591
Total Violations
71
Health-Based Violations
21
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
257
County
Kootenai
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
16

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 12 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2011
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2016
Picloram MR 2 1996
Dinoseb MR 2 1996
2,4-D MR 2 1996
2,4,5-TP MR 2 1996
Arsenic MR 2 2002
Public Notice Other 2 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2025
Dalapon MR 2 1996
Groundwater Rule MR 2 2025
TTHM MR 1 2005
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2008
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 2008
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 2008
Vinyl chloride MR 1 2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2008
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 2008
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 2008
Trichloroethylene MR 1 2008
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 2008
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 2008
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2008
Benzene MR 1 2008
Toluene MR 1 2008
Ethylbenzene MR 1 2008
Styrene MR 1 2008

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 Worley 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 ID1280206 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 Groundwater Rule TT 12 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 0700
2025 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 7500
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 8000
2025 Groundwater Rule MR 2 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 0700
2016 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 5000
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 3100
2008 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2378
2008 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2380
2008 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2964
2008 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2969
2008 Vinyl chloride MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2976
2008 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2977
2008 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2979
2008 Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2982
2008 Trichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / ID1280206 / 2984

How Worley City Of Compares

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

Metric Worley City Of Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 71 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 21 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 591 870 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 Worley City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Worley City Of (PWS ID: ID1280206) has 71 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 591 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Worley City Of serve? ▼
Worley City Of serves 591 people in Worley, Idaho. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 257 service connections.
What type of violations does Worley City Of have? ▼
Worley City Of has 71 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Worley City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Worley City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Worley City Of use? ▼
Worley City Of 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.