Question 1

Is Minico High School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Minico High School (PWS ID: ID5340008) has 97 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,100 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Minico High School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Minico High School serves 1,100 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Rupert or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Rupert, Idaho.

Question 3

What type of violations does Minico High School have?

Accepted Answer

Minico High School has 97 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 82 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Minico High School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Minico High School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Minico High School use?

Accepted Answer

Minico High School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Minico High School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Minico High School ranks #18,578 of 29,740 by people served, and #116 of 249 in Idaho. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Minico High School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Minico High School has 97 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 73% of that cohort has fewer violations than Minico High School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	17	2012
Nitrate	MR	13	2010
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	7	2014
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	7	2022
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	1999
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	3	2022
E. COLI	MR	3	2014
OXAMYL	MR	2	2005
Chlordane	MR	2	2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2005
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2005
Endrin	MR	2	2005
Carbofuran	MR	2	2005
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2005
LASSO	MR	2	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2005
Toxaphene	MR	2	2005
Atrazine	MR	2	2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2005
Heptachlor	MR	2	2005
Endothall	MR	2	2005
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2005
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2005
Diquat	MR	2	2005
Simazine	MR	2	2005
Glyphosate	MR	2	2005

Minico High School

Minico High School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Minico High School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served