Public water system · ID3230088
Active3 Horse Ranch Vineyards
At a glance
3 Horse Ranch Vineyards (PWSID ID3230088) is an active transient non-community water system in Gem County, Idaho. It reports serving 86 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
86
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards compare with other water systems in Gem County?
By EPA's size categories, 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gem County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 295 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 9,731 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards is about 40% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Idaho has 954 active transient non-community water systems, 49% of the state's 1,961 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,861 Idaho systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards?
EPA lists 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards as privately owned. The ID state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 26 of the 33 active systems in Gem County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
3 Horse Ranch Vineyards: frequently asked questions
Who runs 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards?
3 Horse Ranch Vineyards (PWSID ID3230088) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards serve?
3 Horse Ranch Vineyards reports serving 86 people through 1 service connection in Gem County, Idaho.
Where does 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Gem County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett City of | Gem | 6,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shadow Butte Elementary School | Gem | 485 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Emmett Stake Center | Gem | 474 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Letha | Gem | 369 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Payette River Technical Academy | Gem | 194 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Calvary Chapel of Emmett | Gem | 192 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “3 Horse Ranch Vineyards, PWSID ID3230088, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/3-horse-ranch-vineyards-id3230088 (data as of October 1, 2026).