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Community Water System · PWS ID2250011

Clearwater Water Dist

Clearwater, Idaho 83552 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 80 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

80
People served
1,066
EPA violations
747
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,066 drinking-water violations at Clearwater Water Dist, 70% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

1,066
Total EPA violations on record
70%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
80
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Clearwater Water Dist

Clearwater Water Dist is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 80 residents in Clearwater, Idaho (Idaho County) through 48 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,066 total violations for this system , of which 747 (70%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 217 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 417 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%).

Clearwater Water Dist's 1,066 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
80
Total Violations
1,066
Health-Based Violations
747
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
48
County
Idaho
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
81
Monitoring Violations
217
Treatment Tech Violations
666

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 417 2015
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 232 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 71 2016
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 70 2018
Public Notice Other 64 2016
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2022
Groundwater Rule TT 17 2014
E. COLI MR 15 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2016
Nitrate MR 8 2018
Chlorine MR 8 2018
TTHM MCL 7 2011
TTHM MR 5 2016
Groundwater Rule Other 4 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2002
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2002
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2002
Styrene MR 2 2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 2002
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2002
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2002
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2002
Benzene MR 2 2002
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2002

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 Clearwater Water Dist.

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 ID2250011 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 8000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 5000
2022 E. COLI MR 15 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 3014
2018 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 232 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 0300
2018 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 70 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 0300
2018 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 0200
2018 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 1040
2018 Chlorine MR 8 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 0999
2017 Groundwater Rule Other 4 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 0700
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 71 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 2456
2016 Public Notice Other 64 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 7500
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 3100
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 2456
2016 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 2950
2015 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 417 SDWIS / ID2250011 / 0200

How Clearwater Water Dist Compares

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

Metric Clearwater Water Dist Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,066 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 747 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 80 870 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 Clearwater Water Dist water safe to drink? ▼
Clearwater Water Dist (PWS ID: ID2250011) has 1066 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 80 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Clearwater Water Dist serve? ▼
Clearwater Water Dist serves 80 people in Clearwater, Idaho. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 48 service connections.
What type of violations does Clearwater Water Dist have? ▼
Clearwater Water Dist has 1,066 total violations: 747 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 217 monitoring/reporting violations, and 666 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Clearwater Water Dist water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Clearwater Water Dist under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Clearwater Water Dist use? ▼
Clearwater Water Dist 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.