Question 1

Is Whiskey Creek Water Users water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Whiskey Creek Water Users (PWS ID: ID6150024) has 113 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 35 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Whiskey Creek Water Users serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Whiskey Creek Water Users serves 35 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Grace or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 17 service connections. The operator address is listed in Grace, Idaho.

Question 3

What type of violations does Whiskey Creek Water Users have?

Accepted Answer

Whiskey Creek Water Users has 113 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 101 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 Whiskey Creek Water Users water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Whiskey Creek Water Users under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Whiskey Creek Water Users use?

Accepted Answer

Whiskey Creek Water Users 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 Whiskey Creek Water Users's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Whiskey Creek Water Users has 113 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 24% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 76% of that cohort has fewer violations than Whiskey Creek Water Users. 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	24	2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	14	2020
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	12	2017
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	2010
Nitrate	MR	5	2018
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	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
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
Barium	MR	2	1993
Cadmium	MR	2	1993
Mercury	MR	2	1993
Fluoride	MR	2	1993
Chromium	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Selenium	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Benzene	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Public Notice	Other	1	2011

Whiskey Creek Water Users

Whiskey Creek Water Users standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Whiskey Creek Water Users

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load