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Community Water System · PWS ID6210009

Birch Creek Culinary

Preston, Idaho 83263 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 120 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

120
People served
223
EPA violations
25
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 223 drinking-water violations at Birch Creek Culinary, 11% of them health-based - above the Idaho per-system average.

223
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
120
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Birch Creek Culinary

Birch Creek Culinary is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 120 residents in Preston, Idaho (Franklin County) through 31 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 223 total violations for this system , of which 25 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 174 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 98 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%).

Birch Creek Culinary's 223 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
120
Total Violations
223
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
31
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
174
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

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

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 Birch Creek Culinary.

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 ID6210009 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
2023 Groundwater Rule MR 98 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 0700
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 8000
2022 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 3014
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 17 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 5000
2017 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 2950
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 2456
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 3100
2012 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 7500
2012 Groundwater Rule TT 12 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 0700
1996 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 3100
1995 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 1040
1993 Atrazine MR 2 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 2050
1993 Chlordane MR 2 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 2959
1993 Heptachlor MR 2 SDWIS / ID6210009 / 2065

How Birch Creek Culinary Compares

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

Metric Birch Creek Culinary Idaho avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 223 52.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 25 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 120 870 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 Birch Creek Culinary water safe to drink? ▼
Birch Creek Culinary (PWS ID: ID6210009) has 223 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 120 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Birch Creek Culinary serve? ▼
Birch Creek Culinary serves 120 people in Preston, Idaho. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 31 service connections.
What type of violations does Birch Creek Culinary have? ▼
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.
Has PFAS been detected in Birch Creek Culinary water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Birch Creek Culinary under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Birch Creek Culinary use? ▼
Birch Creek Culinary 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.