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Community Water System · PWS ID5070026

Hulen Meadows Water Company

Ketchum, Idaho 83333 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 390 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

390
People served
60
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 60 drinking-water violations at Hulen Meadows Water Company, 8% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

60
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
390
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hulen Meadows Water Company

Hulen Meadows Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 390 residents in Ketchum, Idaho (Blaine County) through 163 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 60 total violations for this system , of which 5 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 54 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 Chlorine, recorded in 32 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%).

Hulen Meadows Water Company's 60 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
390
Total Violations
60
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
163
County
Blaine
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 32 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 14 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2010
Barium MR 1 1993
Cadmium MR 1 1993
TTHM MR 1 2004
Mercury MR 1 1993
Fluoride MR 1 1993
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2004
Selenium MR 1 1993
Chromium 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 Hulen Meadows Water Company.

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 ID5070026 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 Chlorine MR 32 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 0999
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 14 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 3100
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 3100
2004 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 2950
2004 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 2456
1993 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 1010
1993 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 1015
1993 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 1035
1993 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 1025
1993 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 1045
1993 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / ID5070026 / 1020

How Hulen Meadows Water Company Compares

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

Metric Hulen Meadows Water Company Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 60 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 390 870 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 Hulen Meadows Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Hulen Meadows Water Company (PWS ID: ID5070026) has 60 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 390 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hulen Meadows Water Company serve? ▼
Hulen Meadows Water Company serves 390 people in Ketchum, Idaho. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 163 service connections.
What type of violations does Hulen Meadows Water Company have? ▼
Hulen Meadows Water Company has 60 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hulen Meadows Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hulen Meadows Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hulen Meadows Water Company use? ▼
Hulen Meadows Water Company 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.