Public water system · ID7100192
ActiveCottonwood Acres 3 & 5
At a glance
Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 (PWSID ID7100192) is an active community water system in Bonneville County, Idaho. It reports serving 60 people through 44 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
44
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 compare with other water systems in Bonneville County?
By EPA's size categories, Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bonneville County has 126 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,089 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 137,194 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 Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 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. 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 Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5?
EPA lists Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 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. 99 of the 126 active systems in Bonneville County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2005 and October 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2005-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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.
Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5?
Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 (PWSID ID7100192) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 serve?
Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 reports serving 60 people through 44 service connections in Bonneville County, Idaho.
Where does Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 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 Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5 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 Bonneville County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls City of | Bonneville | 69,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Falls Water Company Inc. | Bonneville | 22,650 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ammon City of | Bonneville | 17,338 | Community | Groundwater |
| Iona Water Dept | Bonneville | 2,717 | Community | Groundwater |
| Comore Loma | Bonneville | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Melaleuca Warehouse Facility | Bonneville | 1,397 | 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, “Cottonwood Acres 3 & 5, PWSID ID7100192, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/cottonwood-acres-3-5-id7100192 (data as of October 1, 2026).