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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violations in Idaho

30 active public water systems in Idaho had a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation in the past three years, 3 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U is and why it matters.

Health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded.

Systems with a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lewiston City of
Nez Perce County
15,001 3 0
Drake Subd
Canyon County
150 9 3
M and M Mountain View Subd EM2
Canyon County
54 1 0
Falls Water Company INC
Bonneville County
22,650 3 0
Sun Valley Water and Sewer Dist
Blaine County
3,400 4 1
Grangeville Water Dept
Idaho County
3,151 4 0
Troy City of
Latah County
850 4 0
Kootenai County Water Dist 1
Kootenai County
843 6 3
Juliaetta City of
Latah County
624 4 1
Wilderness Ranch Owners Association INC
Boise County
525 3 1
Bia North Idaho
Lapwai · County
490 5 0
Idjc Juvenile Corrections Center
Fremont County
280 4 1
Bennington Water System
Bear Lake County
250 9 3
Mellen Subd Water Dist
Elmore County
250 6 1
Paul Housing Authority
Minidoka County
250 4 1
Dufort Water Association
Bonner County
216 3 0
White Bird City of
Idaho County
125 6 1
Preston Eastside Water CO
Franklin County
120 10 3
Simplot Livestock Company Grandview
Elmore County
100 5 2
King Hill Domestic Water and Sewer
Elmore County
87 8 1
Horizon Ridge Subdivision
Canyon County
75 2 0
Huetter City of
Kootenai County
70 5 2
Mountain Sage
Elmore County
65 9 2
Cedar Point Subdivision
Bingham County
63 7 3
SM Utilities
Kootenai County
58 2 0
Northstar Subdivision
Canyon County
50 4 0
Sunnyside Park
Clearwater County
40 7 2
Murray Water Assn INC
Shoshone County
35 5 0
Riverview Acres Water Assn 1
Bingham County
33 2 0
Wild Meadows I Subd
Bonner County
27 5 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Idaho records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.