Public water system · ID7190174
ActiveBlm Cottonwood Recreation Site
At a glance
Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site (PWSID ID7190174) is an active transient non-community water system in Custer County, Idaho. It reports serving 50 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site compare with other water systems in Custer County?
By EPA's size categories, Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Custer County has 57 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 102 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 5,823 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 Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site is about 65% 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 Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site?
EPA lists Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site as owned by the federal government. 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. 21 of the 57 active systems in Custer County (37%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site?
Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site (PWSID ID7190174) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site serve?
Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site reports serving 50 people through 7 service connections in Custer County, Idaho.
Where does Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site 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 Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site 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 Custer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challis City of | Custer | 900 | Community | Surface water |
| Mackay City of | Custer | 566 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blm Joe T Fallini | Custer | 540 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usfs Fishook Well | Custer | 460 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usfs Glacier View Campground | Custer | 314 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mountain Village Lodge and Restaurant | Custer | 225 | 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, “Blm Cottonwood Recreation Site, PWSID ID7190174, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/blm-cottonwood-recreation-site-id7190174 (data as of October 1, 2026).