Does Bonners Ferry, ID tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 434 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Bonners Ferry, of which 233 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Bonners Ferry, ID tap water come from?

Bonners Ferry is served by 11 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water, groundwater.

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Bonners Ferry tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Bonners Ferry. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Bonners Ferry is served by 11 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 9,837 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 434 violations across the community water system(s) serving Bonners Ferry, going back to the earliest EPA record. 233 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.

11

Community water systems
~9,837

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Bonners Ferry City Of

3,367 served · surface water · PWSID ID1110003

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Three Mile Water Dist

2,458 served · groundwater · PWSID ID1110028

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 2025 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

Cabinet Mountains Water Dist

2,335 served · groundwater · PWSID ID1110042

Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in September 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2001. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Bee Line Water Assn Inc

533 served · surface water · PWSID ID1110001

Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in December 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 10 times between January 2016 and April 2017. The EPA record lists a level of 0.079 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring CARBON, TOTAL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in February 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in February 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 1994. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Mission Creek Water Assn

263 served · groundwater · PWSID ID1110019

Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 10 times between August 2022 and October 2025. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based Combined Uranium: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 162 times between January 2016 and July 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 34 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 30 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Groundwater Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in May 2021. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 24 times between July 2017 and July 2019. The EPA record lists a level of 24 PCI/L; the limit (MCL) is 15 PCI/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in July 2012. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 126 times between January 2017 and October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Groundwater Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in May 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 14 times between January 2017 and January 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between December 2010 and December 2016. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2009. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Paradise Valley Water Assn

250 served · surface water · PWSID ID1110023

Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in April 2020. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Groundwater Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in February 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 1994. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Twenty Mile Creek Water Assn

225 served · surface water · PWSID ID1110030

Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times in April 2024. The EPA record lists a level of 0.081 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 8 times between March 2016 and March 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Skin Creek Water Assn

200 served · surface water · PWSID ID1110025

Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

Trow Creek Water Assn

98 served · surface water · PWSID ID1110029

Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in June 2021. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in May 2017. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Groundwater Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in April 2013. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2020 and June 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2020 and June 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Glyphosate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Asbestos: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2020. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between January 1994 and July 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2016 and February 2016. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2013. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

Moravia Water Assn

80 served · groundwater · PWSID ID1110020

Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 2024 and July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Cow Creek Water Assn

28 served · groundwater · PWSID ID1110007

Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 1994. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.