Public water system · ID1050008
ActiveCottonwood Point Water Assn
At a glance
Cottonwood Point Water Assn (PWSID ID1050008) is an active community water system in Benewah County, Idaho. It reports serving 151 people through 60 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1994.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
151
Service connections
60
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cottonwood Point Water Assn compare with other water systems in Benewah County?
By EPA's size categories, Cottonwood Point Water Assn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Benewah County has 15 active public water systems, and Cottonwood Point Water Assn is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 471 people per system, and accounts for 2.1% of the 7,060 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 Point Water Assn 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 Point Water Assn?
EPA lists Cottonwood Point Water Assn 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. 5 of the 15 active systems in Benewah County (33%) are also privately owned.
Does Cottonwood Point Water Assn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1994. The violations listed here began between October 1979 and January 1994. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Radium-226, Nitrate, Cadmium and Selenium. EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 10 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 Point Water Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cottonwood Point Water Assn?
Cottonwood Point Water Assn (PWSID ID1050008) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Cottonwood Point Water Assn serve?
Cottonwood Point Water Assn reports serving 151 people through 60 service connections in Benewah County, Idaho.
Where does Cottonwood Point Water Assn 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 Point Water Assn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1994. 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 Point Water Assn'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1994. 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 Point Water Assn's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cottonwood Point Water Assn 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 Benewah County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Maries City of | Benewah | 4,173 | Community | Surface water |
| Plummer City of | Benewah | 1,034 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fernwood Water Dist | Benewah | 514 | Community | Surface water |
| Idpr Heyburn Sp Chatcolet Cg | Benewah | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Santa Water and Sewer Dist | Benewah | 160 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tensed City of | Benewah | 146 | 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 Point Water Assn, PWSID ID1050008, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/cottonwood-point-water-assn-id1050008 (data as of October 1, 2026).