Question 1

Is Birch Creek Culinary water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Birch Creek Culinary (PWS ID: ID6210009) has 223 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 120 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Birch Creek Culinary serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Birch Creek Culinary serves 120 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Preston or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 31 service connections. The operator address is listed in Preston, Idaho.

Question 3

What type of violations does Birch Creek Culinary have?

Accepted Answer

Birch Creek Culinary has 223 total violations: 25 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 174 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Birch Creek Culinary water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Birch Creek Culinary under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Birch Creek Culinary use?

Accepted Answer

Birch Creek Culinary 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 Birch Creek Culinary's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Birch Creek Culinary has 223 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 13% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 87% of that cohort has fewer violations than Birch Creek Culinary. 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
Groundwater Rule	MR	98	2023
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	17	2017
Public Notice	Other	12	2012
Groundwater Rule	TT	12	2012
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	2015
TTHM	MR	7	2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	7	2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MCL	5	2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2016
E. COLI	MR	4	2022
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	1996
Atrazine	MR	2	1993
Chlordane	MR	2	1993
Heptachlor	MR	2	1993
Toxaphene	MR	2	1993
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	1993
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	1993
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1993
Carbofuran	MR	2	1993
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	1993
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	1993
Nitrite	MR	2	1993
LASSO	MR	2	1993
Methoxychlor	MR	2	1993
2,4-D	MR	2	1993
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	1993
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	1993
Nitrate	MR	1	1995
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	1	1979

Birch Creek Culinary

Birch Creek Culinary standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Birch Creek Culinary

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load