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Community Water System · PWS ID4010016

Veolia Water Idaho

Boise, Idaho 83709 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 264,978 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

264,978
People served
240
EPA violations
0
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 240 drinking-water violations at Veolia Water Idaho - above the Idaho per-system average.

240
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
264,978
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Veolia Water Idaho

Veolia Water Idaho is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 264,978 residents in Boise, Idaho (Ada County) through 108,138 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 240 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 231 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Radium-226, recorded in 10 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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%).

Veolia Water Idaho's 240 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
264,978
Total Violations
240
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
108,138
County
Ada
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
231
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Radium-226 MR 10 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 9 2008
Radium-228 MR 9 2008
Simazine MR 6 2014
E. COLI MR 6 2019
Toxaphene MR 5 2014
Dalapon MR 5 2014
Endothall MR 5 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 5 2014
Picloram MR 5 2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 5 2014
Atrazine MR 5 2014
Heptachlor MR 5 2014
2,4-D MR 5 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 5 2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 5 2014
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 2014
Pentachlorophenol MR 5 2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 5 2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 5 2014
Chlordane MR 5 2014
Endrin MR 5 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 5 2014
Glyphosate MR 5 2014
Dinoseb MR 5 2014
LASSO MR 5 2014
Heptachlor epoxide MR 5 2014
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 5 2014
OXAMYL MR 5 2014
Carbofuran MR 5 2014

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 696 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
HFPO-DA 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/7/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/7/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/7/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/7/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/7/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/7/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/7/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/7/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/7/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/7/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/7/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

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 Veolia Water Idaho.

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 ID4010016 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
2019 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 3014
2014 Simazine MR 6 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2037
2014 Toxaphene MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2020
2014 Dalapon MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2031
2014 Endothall MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2033
2014 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2039
2014 Picloram MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2040
2014 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2042
2014 Atrazine MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2050
2014 Heptachlor MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2065
2014 2,4-D MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2105
2014 2,4,5-TP MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2110
2014 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2274
2014 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2306
2014 Pentachlorophenol MR 5 SDWIS / ID4010016 / 2326

How Veolia Water Idaho Compares

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

Metric Veolia Water Idaho Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 240 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 264,978 870 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 Veolia Water Idaho water safe to drink? ▼
Veolia Water Idaho (PWS ID: ID4010016) has 240 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 264,978 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Veolia Water Idaho serve? ▼
Veolia Water Idaho serves 264,978 people in Boise, Idaho. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 108,138 service connections.
What type of violations does Veolia Water Idaho have? ▼
Veolia Water Idaho has 240 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 231 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Veolia Water Idaho water? ▼
No. Veolia Water Idaho was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Veolia Water Idaho use? ▼
Veolia Water Idaho 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). 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.