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Community Water System · PWS ID3370012

Homedale City Of

Homedale, Idaho 83628 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,999 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,999
People served
53
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 53 drinking-water violations at Homedale City Of, 6% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

53
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,999
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Homedale City Of

Homedale City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,999 residents in Homedale, Idaho (Owyhee County) through 1,005 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 53 total violations for this system , of which 3 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 50 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 6 violations (MR). 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%).

Homedale City Of's 53 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
2,999
Total Violations
53
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,005
County
Owyhee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
50
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 1995
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 1998
Nitrate MR 3 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1998
TTHM MR 2 2014
Chlorine MR 2 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2014
Barium MR 1 1993
Chromium MR 1 1993
Selenium MR 1 1993
Antimony, Total MR 1 1993
Beryllium, Total MR 1 1993
Thallium, Total MR 1 1993
Fluoride MR 1 1993
Benzene MR 1 1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1993
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1993
Ethylbenzene MR 1 1993
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 1993
Styrene MR 1 1993
Xylenes, Total MR 1 1993
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 1993
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 1993
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1993
Cadmium MR 1 1993
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 1993
Mercury MR 1 1993

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 Homedale 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 ID3370012 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
2022 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1040
2016 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 0999
2014 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 2950
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 2456
1998 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 3100
1998 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 3100
1995 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 5000
1993 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1010
1993 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1020
1993 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1045
1993 Antimony, Total MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1074
1993 Beryllium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1075
1993 Thallium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1085
1993 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 1025
1993 Benzene MR 1 SDWIS / ID3370012 / 2990

How Homedale City Of Compares

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

Metric Homedale City Of Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 53 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 2,999 870 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 Homedale City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Homedale City Of (PWS ID: ID3370012) has 53 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,999 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Homedale City Of serve? ▼
Homedale City Of serves 2,999 people in Homedale, Idaho. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,005 service connections.
What type of violations does Homedale City Of have? ▼
Homedale City Of has 53 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 50 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Homedale City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Homedale City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Homedale City Of use? ▼
Homedale 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.