Public water system · ID6060020
ActiveBasic American Food Shelley
At a glance
Basic American Food Shelley (PWSID ID6060020) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Bingham County, Idaho. It reports serving 300 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Basic American Food Shelley compare with other water systems in Bingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Basic American Food Shelley is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bingham County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is about 43% below the county average of 523 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 35,007 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Basic American Food Shelley is about 30% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Idaho has 242 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Basic American Food Shelley?
EPA lists Basic American Food Shelley 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. 43 of the 67 active systems in Bingham County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Basic American Food Shelley have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and December 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 3 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-03-02 | Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 9 violations in EPA's records, newest first.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.
Basic American Food Shelley: frequently asked questions
Who runs Basic American Food Shelley?
Basic American Food Shelley (PWSID ID6060020) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Basic American Food Shelley serve?
Basic American Food Shelley reports serving 300 people through 5 service connections in Bingham County, Idaho.
Where does Basic American Food Shelley 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 Basic American Food Shelley have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. 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 Basic American Food Shelley's 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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Basic American Food Shelley's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Basic American Food Shelley is a non-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 Bingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackfoot City of | Bingham | 13,224 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shelley City of | Bingham | 4,409 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aberdeen City of | Bingham | 2,088 | Community | Groundwater |
| Inl Mfc | Bingham | 1,350 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Snake River High School | Bingham | 745 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Rose Church | Bingham | 724 | 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, “Basic American Food Shelley, PWSID ID6060020, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/basic-american-food-shelley-id6060020 (data as of October 1, 2026).