Public water system · ID6030094
ActiveLava Campground
At a glance
Lava Campground (PWSID ID6030094) is an active transient non-community water system in Bannock County, Idaho. It reports serving 80 people through 45 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
45
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lava Campground compare with other water systems in Bannock County?
By EPA's size categories, Lava Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bannock County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,750 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 82,237 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 Lava Campground is about 44% 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 Lava Campground?
EPA lists Lava Campground 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. 36 of the 47 active systems in Bannock County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Lava Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2025 and October 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
Lava Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lava Campground?
Lava Campground (PWSID ID6030094) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Lava Campground serve?
Lava Campground reports serving 80 people through 45 service connections in Bannock County, Idaho.
Where does Lava Campground 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 Lava Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Lava Campground'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lava Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lava Campground 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 Bannock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocatello City of | Bannock | 58,231 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chubbuck City of | Bannock | 15,842 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mccammon City of | Bannock | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Inkom City of | Bannock | 792 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tyhee Elementary School | Bannock | 675 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Downey City of | Bannock | 625 | 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, “Lava Campground, PWSID ID6030094, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/lava-campground-id6030094 (data as of October 1, 2026).