State system profile

PFAS in Idaho drinking water

Active community water systems with complete EPA UCMR 5 monitoring, summarized using yearly averages from results available through January 15, 2026.

Source EPA UCMR 5 Period 2023–2025 Systems included 54 Release ucmr5-2026-01-15-analysis-v0.2
Systems with a yearly average at or above an EPA-based study benchmark
3.7%2 of 54 active community water systems

All 54 systems had enough required samples to calculate a yearly average. 2 had at least one yearly average at or above a study benchmark; 52 did not.

EPA-based study benchmark: the unrounded cutoff this research uses to reproduce EPA’s January 2026 technical-assistance classification around the April 2024 federal levels. It is not a current standard or compliance finding and cannot determine household exposure or health risk.

Find your water system

ZIP codes are used only to route visitors to public water systems that reported serving them. Confirm the actual provider using a water bill or utility record.

System counts in Idaho

Each count shows how many included water systems had a yearly average at or above the named study benchmark.

Community water systems with yearly averages at or above the EPA-based study benchmarks used in the January 2026 research release for Idaho.
Study benchmarkSystems at or above benchmarkWater systems includedPercent
PFOA: 4.05 ppt study benchmark (reproduces EPA classification around 4 ppt)1541.9%
PFOS: 4.05 ppt study benchmark (reproduces EPA classification around 4 ppt)2543.7%
PFHxS: 15 ppt study benchmark (reproduces EPA classification around 10 ppt)1541.9%
PFNA: 15 ppt study benchmark (reproduces EPA classification around 10 ppt)1541.9%
HFPO-DA: 15 ppt study benchmark (reproduces EPA classification around 10 ppt)0540.0%
Hazard Index: 1.5 study benchmark with at least two detected components (reproduces EPA classification around 1)2543.7%

Community water systems with complete monitoring

“Complete monitoring” means at least one sampling location had all required samples needed for a yearly average. Each PWSID appears once, preventing double counting across ZIP associations.

Active community water systems with complete UCMR 5 monitoring in Idaho.
Public water systemPWSIDPopulation servedPrimary sourceSampling locationsStudy benchmark result
AMERICAN FALLS CITY OFID63900014,863Ground water6Below all study benchmarks
AMMON CITY OFID710000417,338Ground water4Below all study benchmarks
AVONDALE IRRIGATION DISTID12800088,785Ground water4Below all study benchmarks
BLACKFOOT CITY OFID606000713,224Ground water7Below all study benchmarks
BUHL CITY OFID54200074,518Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
BURLEY WATER DEPTID516000810,345Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
CALDWELL CITY OFID314001374,000Ground water15Below all study benchmarks
CAPITOL WATER CORPID40100229,000Ground water4At or above a study benchmark
CHUBBUCK CITY OFID603000815,842Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
COEUR D ALENE CITY OFID128005354,115Ground water11Below all study benchmarks
COUGAR BAY WATER ASSOCIATIONID1280309230Ground water2Below all study benchmarks
EAGLE, CITY OF (EASTERN ZONE)ID40102013,702Ground water2Below all study benchmarks
EAGLE, CITY OF (WESTERN ZONE)ID40102226,108Ground water3Below all study benchmarks
EAST GREENACRES IRRIGATION DISTID128006411,165Ground water3Below all study benchmarks
FALLS WATER COMPANY INCID710003022,650Ground water7Below all study benchmarks
FRUITLAND CITY OFID33800057,458Surface water1Below all study benchmarks
GARDEN CITY WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMID401006612,500Ground water8At or above a study benchmark
GRANGEVILLE WATER DEPTID22500233,151Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
HAILEY WATER AND SEWERID50700228,000Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
HAYDEN LAKE IRRIGATION DISTID12800879,375Ground water6Below all study benchmarks
HEYBURN CITY OFID53400063,000Ground water3Below all study benchmarks
IDAHO FALLS CITY OFID710003969,450Ground water15Below all study benchmarks
KANIKSU SHORES ESTATESID109006593Ground water1Below all study benchmarks
KETCHUM CITY OFID50700283,555Ground water6Below all study benchmarks
KOOSKIA WATER DEPTID2250032607Ground water2Below all study benchmarks
KUNA CITY OFID401008532,038Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
LEWISTON CITY OFID235001415,001Surface water6Below all study benchmarks
LEWISTON ORCHARDS IRRIGATION DISTID235001520,000Ground water2Below all study benchmarks
MCCALL CITY OFID44300334,423Surface water1Below all study benchmarks
MERIDIAN WATER DEPTID4010097147,340Ground water24Below all study benchmarks
MIDDLETON CITY OFID314007413,190Ground water7Below all study benchmarks
MORELAND COUNTRY COURTID606004960Ground water2Below all study benchmarks
MOSCOW WATER DEPTID229002326,000Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASEID42000547,500Ground water3Below all study benchmarks
MOUNTAIN HOME CITY OFID420003214,651Ground water9Below all study benchmarks
NAMPA CITY OFID3140080100,200Ground water13Below all study benchmarks
PAYETTE CITY OFID33800098,127Ground water7Below all study benchmarks
PIERCE CITY OFID2180027467Surface water1Below all study benchmarks
POCATELLO CITY OFID603004358,231Ground water6Below all study benchmarks
POST FALLS CITY OFID128014720,285Ground water9Below all study benchmarks
POTLATCH CITY OFID2290030812Ground water3Below all study benchmarks
PRESTON CITY OFID62100145,591Ground water1Below all study benchmarks
RATHDRUM CITY OFID128015210,358Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
REXBURG CITY OFID733002240,695Ground water4Below all study benchmarks
RIGBY CITY OFID72600325,400Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
ROSS POINT WATER DISTID12801638,965Ground water5Below all study benchmarks
RUPERT CITY OFID53400175,796Ground water3Below all study benchmarks
SANDPOINT PUBLIC WORKS DEPTID109012112,284Surface water2Below all study benchmarks
SHELLEY CITY OFID60600714,409Ground water4Below all study benchmarks
ST ANTHONYID72200673,606Ground water2Below all study benchmarks
STAR SEWER AND WATER DIST WATER SYSTEMID401022014,000Ground water4Below all study benchmarks
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOID22900428,589Ground water2Below all study benchmarks
Veolia Water IDID4010016264,978Surface water10Below all study benchmarks
WEISER CITY OFID34400115,630Surface water1Below all study benchmarks

What is included

Each active community water system with enough required samples for a yearly average is counted once, even if it is linked with several ZIP codes. This does not mean every home was tested. Private wells are excluded, and UCMR 5 did not comprehensively monitor every small system. This page does not apply Idaho's state-specific standards or determine compliance. Use the official state or territory drinking-water program for current regulatory information.

Related links