Public water system · ID1280039
ActiveCarlin Bay Property Owners Association
At a glance
Carlin Bay Property Owners Association (PWSID ID1280039) is an active community water system in Kootenai County, Idaho. It reports serving 220 people through 88 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
220
Service connections
88
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Carlin Bay Property Owners Association compare with other water systems in Kootenai County?
By EPA's size categories, Carlin Bay Property Owners Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kootenai County has 182 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 983 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 178,930 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Carlin Bay Property Owners Association is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Idaho has 765 active community water systems, 39% of the state's 1,961 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 66 Idaho systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Carlin Bay Property Owners Association?
EPA lists Carlin Bay Property Owners Association 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. 123 of the 182 active systems in Kootenai County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Carlin Bay Property Owners Association have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and July 2018. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 4 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Archived |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-09-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Archived |
| 2003-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Carlin Bay Property Owners Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Carlin Bay Property Owners Association?
Carlin Bay Property Owners Association (PWSID ID1280039) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Carlin Bay Property Owners Association serve?
Carlin Bay Property Owners Association reports serving 220 people through 88 service connections in Kootenai County, Idaho.
Where does Carlin Bay Property Owners Association get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Carlin Bay Property Owners Association have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. 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 Carlin Bay Property Owners Association'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Carlin Bay Property Owners Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Carlin Bay Property Owners Association must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Kootenai County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeur D Alene City of | Kootenai | 54,115 | Community | Groundwater |
| Post Falls City of | Kootenai | 20,285 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Greenacres Irrigation Dist | Kootenai | 11,165 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rathdrum City of | Kootenai | 10,358 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hayden Lake Irrigation Dist | Kootenai | 9,375 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ross Point Water Dist | Kootenai | 8,965 | 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, “Carlin Bay Property Owners Association, PWSID ID1280039, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/carlin-bay-property-owners-association-id1280039 (data as of October 1, 2026).