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Community Water System · PWS ID2350040

Red Pheasant Water Company LLC

Lewiston, Idaho 83501 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 480 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

480
People served
92
EPA violations
43
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 92 drinking-water violations at Red Pheasant Water Company LLC, 47% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

92
Total EPA violations on record
47%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
480
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Red Pheasant Water Company LLC

Red Pheasant Water Company LLC is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 480 residents in Lewiston, Idaho (Nez Perce County) through 168 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 92 total violations for this system , of which 43 (47%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 31 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 40 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%).

Red Pheasant Water Company LLC'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
480
Total Violations
92
Health-Based Violations
43
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
168
County
Nez Perce
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
40
Monitoring Violations
31
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 40 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2013
Public Notice Other 7 2025
Groundwater Rule MR 3 2020
Chlorine MR 3 2020
Nitrate MR 3 2022
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024
E. COLI MR 1 2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U 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 Red Pheasant Water Company LLC.

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 ID2350040 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 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 7500
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 5000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 5200
2022 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 1040
2020 Groundwater Rule MR 3 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 0700
2020 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 0999
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 40 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 3100
2014 E. COLI MR 1 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 3100
2008 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / ID2350040 / 4000

How Red Pheasant Water Company LLC Compares

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

Metric Red Pheasant Water Company LLC Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 92 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 43 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 480 870 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 Red Pheasant Water Company LLC water safe to drink? ▼
Red Pheasant Water Company LLC (PWS ID: ID2350040) has 92 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 480 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Red Pheasant Water Company LLC serve? ▼
Red Pheasant Water Company LLC serves 480 people in Lewiston, Idaho. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 168 service connections.
What type of violations does Red Pheasant Water Company LLC have? ▼
Red Pheasant Water Company LLC has 92 total violations: 43 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 31 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Red Pheasant Water Company LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Red Pheasant Water Company LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Red Pheasant Water Company LLC use? ▼
Red Pheasant Water Company LLC 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.