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Community Water System · PWS ID6060001

Aberdeen City Of

Aberdeen, Idaho 83210 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,088 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,088
People served
22
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 22 drinking-water violations at Aberdeen City Of, 18% of them health-based - below the Idaho per-system average.

22
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,088
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Aberdeen City Of

Aberdeen City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,088 residents in Aberdeen, Idaho (Bingham County) through 761 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 22 total violations for this system , of which 4 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 18 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 4 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Aberdeen City Of's 22 violations sit below 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
2,088
Total Violations
22
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
761
County
Bingham
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
18
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1998
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1994
E. COLI MR 3 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1994
Selenium MR 1 1993
Antimony, Total MR 1 1993
Beryllium, Total MR 1 1993
Thallium, Total MR 1 1993
Nickel MR 1 1993
Fluoride MR 1 1993
Barium MR 1 1993
Mercury MR 1 1993
Cadmium 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 Aberdeen 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 ID6060001 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
2016 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 3014
1998 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 3100
1994 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 3100
1994 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 5000
1993 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1045
1993 Antimony, Total MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1074
1993 Beryllium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1075
1993 Thallium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1085
1993 Nickel MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1036
1993 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1025
1993 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1010
1993 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1035
1993 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1015
1993 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / ID6060001 / 1020

How Aberdeen City Of Compares

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

Metric Aberdeen City Of Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 22 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 2,088 870 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 Aberdeen City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Aberdeen City Of (PWS ID: ID6060001) has 22 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,088 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Aberdeen City Of serve? ▼
Aberdeen City Of serves 2,088 people in Aberdeen, Idaho. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 761 service connections.
What type of violations does Aberdeen City Of have? ▼
Aberdeen City Of has 22 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 18 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Aberdeen City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Aberdeen City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Aberdeen City Of use? ▼
Aberdeen 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.