Public water system · ID5240009
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At a glance
City of Gooding (PWSID ID5240009) is an active community water system in Gooding County, Idaho. It reports serving 3,706 people through 1,456 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,706
Service connections
1,456
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does City of Gooding compare with other water systems in Gooding County?
By EPA's size categories, City of Gooding is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Gooding County has 26 active public water systems, and City of Gooding is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 10 times the county average of 363 people per system, and accounts for 39% of the 9,437 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 City of Gooding is about 45% 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 City of Gooding?
EPA lists City of Gooding as owned by a local government. 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. 4 of the 26 active systems in Gooding County (15%) are also owned by a local government.
Does City of Gooding have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and December 2022. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved, 2 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
| 2020-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | 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.
City of Gooding: frequently asked questions
Who runs City of Gooding?
City of Gooding (PWSID ID5240009) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does City of Gooding serve?
City of Gooding reports serving 3,706 people through 1,456 service connections in Gooding County, Idaho.
Where does City of Gooding 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 City of Gooding 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 December 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 City of Gooding'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find City of Gooding's water quality report?
As a community water system, City of Gooding 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 Gooding County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell City of | Gooding | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hagerman City of | Gooding | 988 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bliss City of | Gooding | 384 | Community | Groundwater |
| Glanbia Foods Inc. | Gooding | 250 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Hagerman | Gooding | 221 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Riverence Provisions, LLC | Gooding | 180 | 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, “Gooding City of, PWSID ID5240009, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/gooding-city-of-id5240009 (data as of October 1, 2026).