Public water system · ID1110041
ActiveElk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm
At a glance
Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm (PWSID ID1110041) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Boundary County, Idaho. It reports serving 25 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm compare with other water systems in Boundary County?
By EPA's size categories, Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm 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 0.2% 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 Tavern Farm is well below 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 Tavern Farm?
EPA lists Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm 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 Tavern Farm have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and October 2013. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2010-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 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 |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm: frequently asked questions
Who runs Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm?
Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm (PWSID ID1110041) 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 Tavern Farm serve?
Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm reports serving 25 people through 4 service connections in Boundary County, Idaho.
Where does Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm 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 Tavern Farm have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013. 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 Tavern Farm'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; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Elk Mountain Farms Tavern Farm 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 Tavern Farm, PWSID ID1110041, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/elk-mountain-farms-tavern-farm-id1110041 (data as of October 1, 2026).