Public water system · ID1110040
ActiveElk Mountain Farms Backwoods
At a glance
Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods (PWSID ID1110040) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Boundary County, Idaho. It reports serving 200 people through 4 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods compare with other water systems in Boundary County?
By EPA's size categories, Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Boundary County has 18 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 633 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 11,390 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods is about half of that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Idaho has 242 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods?
EPA lists Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods 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. 11 of the 18 active systems in Boundary County (61%) are also privately owned.
Does Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and January 2004. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Thallium and Barium. EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | 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 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods: frequently asked questions
Who runs Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods?
Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods (PWSID ID1110040) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods serve?
Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods reports serving 200 people through 4 service connections in Boundary County, Idaho.
Where does Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods 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 Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004. 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 Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods' 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods is a non-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 Boundary County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonners Ferry City of | Boundary | 3,367 | Community | Surface water |
| Three Mile Water Dist | Boundary | 2,458 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cabinet Mountains Water Dist | Boundary | 2,335 | Community | Groundwater |
| Moyie Springs City of | Boundary | 1,123 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bee Line Water Assn Inc. | Boundary | 533 | Community | Surface water |
| Mission Creek Water Assn | Boundary | 263 | 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, “Elk Mountain Farms Backwoods, PWSID ID1110040, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/elk-mountain-farms-backwoods-id1110040 (data as of October 1, 2026).