Question 1

Is Sunset Subd water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Sunset Subd (PWS ID: ID6060082) has 121 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 43 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Sunset Subd serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Sunset Subd serves 43 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Blackfoot or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 12 service connections. The operator address is listed in Blackfoot, Idaho.

Question 3

What type of violations does Sunset Subd have?

Accepted Answer

Sunset Subd has 121 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 104 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Sunset Subd water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Sunset Subd under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Sunset Subd use?

Accepted Answer

Sunset Subd uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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

How does Sunset Subd's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Sunset Subd has 121 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 23% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 77% of that cohort has fewer violations than Sunset Subd. 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	46	2014
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	2014
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	2023
Nitrate	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Barium	MR	2	1993
Cadmium	MR	2	1993
Selenium	MR	2	1993
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	1999
Fluoride	MR	2	1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
Chromium	MR	2	1993
Mercury	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
E. COLI	MR	2	2023
Benzene	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Picloram	MR	1	1996

Sunset Subd

Sunset Subd standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Sunset Subd

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load