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Community Water System · PWS ID5420042

Murtaugh City Of

Murtaugh, Idaho 83344 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 130 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

130
People served
69
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 69 drinking-water violations at Murtaugh City Of, 7% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

69
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
130
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Murtaugh City Of

Murtaugh City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 130 residents in Murtaugh, Idaho (Twin Falls County) through 93 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 69 total violations for this system , of which 5 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 61 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 16 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%).

Murtaugh City Of's 69 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
130
Total Violations
69
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
93
County
Twin Falls
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
61
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 1998
Chlorine MR 5 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2000
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2017
Fluoride MR 2 2021
Groundwater Rule TT 2 2023
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2025
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 1993
LASSO MR 1 1993
Atrazine MR 1 1993
Heptachlor MR 1 1993
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 1993
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1993
Methoxychlor MR 1 1993
Toxaphene MR 1 1993
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 1993
2,4-D MR 1 1993
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1993
Benzene MR 1 1993
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1993
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 1993
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 1993
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1993
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1993
Trichloroethylene MR 1 1993
Xylenes, Total MR 1 1993
Nitrite MR 1 1993
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE 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 Murtaugh 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 ID5420042 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 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 5200
2023 Groundwater Rule TT 2 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 0700
2021 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 1025
2021 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 1005
2018 Chlorine MR 5 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 0999
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 8000
2000 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 3100
1998 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 3100
1995 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 1040
1993 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 2931
1993 LASSO MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 2051
1993 Atrazine MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 2050
1993 Heptachlor MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 2065
1993 Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 2067
1993 BHC-GAMMA MR 1 SDWIS / ID5420042 / 2010

How Murtaugh City Of Compares

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

Metric Murtaugh City Of Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 69 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 130 870 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 Murtaugh City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Murtaugh City Of (PWS ID: ID5420042) has 69 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 130 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Murtaugh City Of serve? ▼
Murtaugh City Of serves 130 people in Murtaugh, Idaho. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 93 service connections.
What type of violations does Murtaugh City Of have? ▼
Murtaugh City Of has 69 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 61 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Murtaugh City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Murtaugh City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Murtaugh City Of use? ▼
Murtaugh 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.