Is Central Shoshone County Water Dist water safe to drink?

Central Shoshone County Water Dist (PWS ID: ID1400089) has 183 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 6,098 people using Surface Water sources.

How many people does Central Shoshone County Water Dist serve?

EPA SDWIS reports that Central Shoshone County Water Dist serves 6,098 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Kellogg or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2,747 service connections. The operator address is listed in Kellogg, Idaho.

What type of violations does Central Shoshone County Water Dist have?

Central Shoshone County Water Dist has 183 total violations: 112 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 66 monitoring/reporting violations, and 111 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Central Shoshone County Water Dist water?

No. Central Shoshone County Water Dist was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

What water source does Central Shoshone County Water Dist use?

Central Shoshone County Water Dist 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.

Where does Central Shoshone County Water Dist sit among U.S. public water systems?

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Central Shoshone County Water Dist ranks #6,746 of 29,740 by people served, and #39 of 249 in Idaho. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

How does Central Shoshone County Water Dist's violation count compare nationally?

Central Shoshone County Water Dist has 183 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Central Shoshone County Water Dist. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

States → Idaho

Community Water System · PWS ID1400089

Central Shoshone County Water Dist

Operator location Kellogg, Idaho - 61% of 183 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 6,098 served per SDWIS.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

6,098
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems: 183
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems: 112
Health-based (this PWS) Upper third by health-based share: No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected

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Central Shoshone County Water Dist standing, high SDWIS violation third

61% of 183 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 61% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #6,746 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Central Shoshone County Water Dist sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (183), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (6,098; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 61% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#6,746 of 29,740
Population · /systems: #39 of 249
Population · ID: 183
Total EPA violations on record: 61%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

Water Safety Score

8/100

Central Shoshone County Water Dist

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F

112

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination N/A

Tested, none detected

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 2,747
County: Shoshone
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 1
Monitoring Violations: 66
Treatment Tech Violations: 111

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	111	2000
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	9	2005
Nitrate	MR	4	2002
Arsenic	MR	2	2002
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	2	2020
Toxaphene	MR	1	1993
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	1	1993
Pentachlorophenol	MR	1	1993
Carbofuran	MR	1	1993
Simazine	MR	1	1993
Dalapon	MR	1	1993
Dinoseb	MR	1	1993
Picloram	MR	1	1993
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	1	1993
OXAMYL	MR	1	1993
Diquat	MR	1	1993
Benzene	MR	1	1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	1	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	1	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	1	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	1	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	1	1993
Styrene	MR	1	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	1	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	1	1993
Toluene	MR	1	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	1	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	1	1993
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	1	1993
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	1	1995

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Central Shoshone County Water Dist has 183 recorded EPA violations, 84% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 16% carry more. 61% of this system's own violations are health-based (112 of 183), and it ranks #6,746 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

183 Higher than most more violations than 84% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. 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 · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Central Shoshone County Water Dist plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is Central Shoshone County Water Dist. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Central Shoshone County Water Dist: 183 violations, 61% health-based (this system)
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 174 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFTA	8/4/2025	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTrDA	8/4/2025	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
ADONA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMPA	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMBA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFEESA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NFDHA	8/4/2025	<20.00 ppt	20.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeS	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBA	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	8/4/2025	<6.00 ppt	6.00 ppt	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	8/4/2025	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFUnA	8/4/2025	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOA	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFNA	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMPA	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMBA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFEESA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeS	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
NFDHA	8/4/2025	<20.00 ppt	20.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTA	8/4/2025	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTrDA	8/4/2025	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFNA	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxS	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	8/4/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOA	8/4/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	8/4/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected

Health-based violations on Central Shoshone County Water Dist

112 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for ID1400089.

EPA SDWIS · PWS ID1400089

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

183 violations · 6,098 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Central Shoshone County Water Dist

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