Public water system · ID2350041
ActiveBlm Mckays Bend Recreation Site
At a glance
Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site (PWSID ID2350041) is an active transient non-community water system in Nez Perce County, Idaho. It reports serving 25 people through 19 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site compare with other water systems in Nez Perce County?
By EPA's size categories, Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Nez Perce County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,597 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 39,929 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 Mckays Bend Recreation Site is well 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 Mckays Bend Recreation Site?
EPA lists Blm Mckays Bend 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. 2 of the 25 active systems in Nez Perce County (8%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and January 2026. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, E. coli and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2018-06-19 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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 Mckays Bend Recreation Site: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site?
Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site (PWSID ID2350041) 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 Mckays Bend Recreation Site serve?
Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site reports serving 25 people through 19 service connections in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
Where does Blm Mckays Bend 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 Mckays Bend Recreation Site have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Mckays Bend 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blm Mckays Bend Recreation Site's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blm Mckays Bend 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 Nez Perce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston Orchards Irrigation Dist | Nez Perce | 20,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lewiston City of | Nez Perce | 15,001 | Community | Surface water |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation | Nez Perce | 1,550 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Federal Cartridge Company | Nez Perce | 765 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Red Pheasant Water Company LLC | Nez Perce | 480 | Community | Groundwater |
| Culdesac City of | Nez Perce | 382 | 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 Mckays Bend Recreation Site, PWSID ID2350041, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/blm-mckays-bend-recreation-site-id2350041 (data as of October 1, 2026).