Public water system · ID2250126
ActiveCottonwood Sales Yard
At a glance
Cottonwood Sales Yard (PWSID ID2250126) is an active transient non-community water system in Idaho County, Idaho. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cottonwood Sales Yard compare with other water systems in Idaho County?
By EPA's size categories, Cottonwood Sales Yard is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Idaho County has 54 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 185 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 9,970 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 Cottonwood Sales Yard is about 31% 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 Cottonwood Sales Yard?
EPA lists Cottonwood Sales Yard 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. 27 of the 54 active systems in Idaho County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Cottonwood Sales Yard have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between October 1998 and October 2022. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-14 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-04 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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 Sales Yard: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cottonwood Sales Yard?
Cottonwood Sales Yard (PWSID ID2250126) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Cottonwood Sales Yard serve?
Cottonwood Sales Yard reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Idaho County, Idaho.
Where does Cottonwood Sales Yard 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 Sales Yard have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Sales Yard'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cottonwood Sales Yard's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cottonwood Sales Yard 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 Idaho County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grangeville Water Dept | Idaho | 3,151 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cottonwood Water Dept | Idaho | 977 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kooskia Water Dept | Idaho | 607 | Community | Groundwater |
| Riggins City of | Idaho | 434 | Community | Groundwater |
| Idoc North Idaho Correctional Institute | Idaho | 425 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pine Ridge Water and Sewer Dist | Idaho | 390 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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 Sales Yard, PWSID ID2250126, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/cottonwood-sales-yard-id2250126 (data as of October 1, 2026).