Water Quality in Sandpoint, ID (83864)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 83864.
Active Health Violations
5 health-based violations found in the past 5 years, with at least one still unresolved. Contaminant levels have exceeded federal safety limits. Consider testing your tap water independently.
More violations than 96% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
20,514
Population
77
Water Systems
91
Violations (5yr)
5
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (77)
Sandpoint Public Works Dept
1 health-based Surface water 12,284 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Schweitzer Mountain Resort
Groundwater 3,301 people served
7 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Oden Water Assn Inc
Surface water 1,524 people served
3 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Southside Water And Sewer Dist
Groundwater 670 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 4 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Laclede Water Dist
All resolved Surface water 668 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 2 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Kootenai-Ponderay W&S District
Groundwater 600 people served
0 violations
Syringa Heights Water Dist
All resolved Purchased surface water 550 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Outback Inn
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Northside Water Users Assn
All resolved Purchased surface water 413 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Vp, Inc
Groundwater 327 people served
1 violation (5yr)
Idaho Club
Groundwater 300 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
North Side School
Groundwater 295 people served
0 violations
Colburn Water Assn
All resolved Surface water 290 people served
5 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Beyond Hope Resort
Groundwater 207 people served
0 violations
Southside Elementary School
All resolved Groundwater 200 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 3 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Hope Water System
All resolved Groundwater under influence of surface water 180 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Sourdough Point
All resolved Surface water 178 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Encoder Products Company Westmond
Groundwater 170 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 5 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Swan Shores Ii
Groundwater 140 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Sunnyside Water Assn
Surface water 125 people served
1 violation (5yr)
Hope Elementary School
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
Diamond Benchview Water Corp
1 health-based Groundwater 115 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Sandpoint Koa Campground
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Whiskey Jack Water System
Groundwater 98 people served
0 violations
Kaniksu Shores Estates
1 health-based Groundwater 82 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Crystal Run
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Usfs Kalispell Bay Boat Launch
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Algoma Addition Subd
All resolved Groundwater 68 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 3 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
River Terrace Mobile Home Park
All resolved Groundwater 67 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Oden View Estates Improvement Assn
Groundwater 64 people served
3 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 2 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Garfield Bay Campground
All resolved Groundwater 63 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Sandpoint Realty % Del Lee
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
The Ridge Water System
Groundwater 56 people served
0 violations
Waldorf School
Groundwater 55 people served
0 violations
Sandpoint Rest Stop,Idt
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Boatworks
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Tri Pro Cedar Sawmill
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 8 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Northern Lights
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Baldy Ridge Estates
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Hereford Bar And Grill
All resolved Groundwater 47 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Eagle Mountain Outpost
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Dakota Water Hauler
Purchased surface water 39 people served
0 violations
River City Rv Resort
All resolved Groundwater 39 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lodge Haven Water Company
1 health-based Groundwater 37 people served
29 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Midas Water System
All resolved Groundwater 36 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Red Barn Cafe
Groundwater 32 people served
0 violations
Deep Creek Water Company
1 health-based Groundwater 30 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 2 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Shephard Lake
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Wyborny Water System
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Arrowhead Ranch Water Company Llc
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Wrenco Hills Subd
Groundwater 28 people served
0 violations
Elmira Store
All resolved Groundwater 27 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Samuels Store
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Kay Company Community Well
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Spanish Trail Restaurant
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Pend Oreille Shores Restaurant
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rocky Mountain Water Wrks Msla
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Harvest Valley Worship Center
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Eagle View Village
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lambcreek Trailer Park
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Western Pleasure Guest Ranch
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Red Baron Condominiums
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Pack River Store
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Kootenai Heights
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Joann Johnson
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Camp Stidwell
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Finney
Surface water 24 people served
0 violations
Talache Water Assn
Surface water 20 people served
0 violations
Tips Water System
Groundwater 18 people served
0 violations
Sagle Circle Inc
Groundwater 5 people served
0 violations
Coeur D'Alene Airport
Groundwater 5 people served
0 violations
Cedar Grove Water System
Groundwater 1 people served
0 violations
Idaho Country North
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Shadow Mountain Springs Inc
Purchased surface water 0
0 violations
Alpine Park
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Sagle Elementary School
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Idaho Country South
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Contaminants Found
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-Based
15 violations
Has active
Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-Based
3 violations
All resolved
Groundwater RuleHealth-Based
2 violations
Has active
Revised Total Coliform RuleMonitoring
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
22 violations
All resolved
ChlorineMonitoring
Used to disinfect water — generally safe at regulated levels.
5 violations
All resolved
TTHMMonitoring
5 violations
Has active
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring
5 violations
Has active
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
4 violations
All resolved
Lead and Copper RuleMonitoring
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
2 violations
Has active
E. COLIMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Radium-226Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
DICHLOROMETHANEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TrichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Radium-228Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
CHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
BenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
EthylbenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Xylenes, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Combined UraniumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Vinyl chlorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TolueneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
StyreneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Within limit1 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jan 2025
How Does This Compare?
Sandpoint (83864) has more violations than 96% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 91.
Fewer violations 96th percentile More violations
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