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Nitrate violations in Idaho

221 active public water systems in Idaho had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 9 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.

Systems with a Nitrate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Rod and Gun Club
Custer County
25 3 1
School District 151 Central Office
Burley · Cassia County
25 3 1
Silver Mtn Cat Shop/snack Shack
Shoshone County
25 1 0
Squaw Bay Store and Resort
Kootenai County
25 2 0
Stanley Baking Company
Stanley · Custer County
25 2 1
The Lodge at Carlin Bay
Kootenai County
25 3 1
Timmerman Hill Rest Area Itd
Blaine County
25 1 0
Train Station Pizza
Twin Falls County
25 4 0
Twenty Eight Club
Lemhi County
25 1 0
Twin Falls 93 RV Park
Filer · Twin Falls County
25 2 0
Usbr Minidoka Power FB
Minidoka County
25 1 0
Usfs Big Springs Campground
Caribou County
25 3 1
Usfs Curlew Campground
Oneida County
25 3 0
Usfs Hughes Creek Forest Service
Lemhi County
25 2 0
Usfs Kelly Forks Work Center Campground
Clearwater County
25 4 0
Usfs McCoy Creek Campground L Boat Ramp
Bonneville County
25 1 0
Usfs Scout Mountain Campground
Bannock County
25 1 0
Usfs Third Creek Recreation Area
Oneida County
25 2 0
Valley Wide Country Store Nampa
Canyon County
25 2 0
Westmond Water System
Bonner County
25 2 1
Moose Crossing RV Park
Mackay · Custer County
20 3 1
About this data

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