Public water system · ID6030030

Active

Lava Hot Springs City of

At a glance

City of Lava Hot Springs (PWSID ID6030030) is an active community water system in Bannock County, Idaho. It reports serving 386 people through 330 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

386

Service connections

330

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDID6030030

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served386

Service connections330

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyID state drinking water program

City served—

StateIdaho

ZIP—

CountyBannock County

How does City of Lava Hot Springs compare with other water systems in Bannock County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Lava Hot Springs 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 0.5% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Lava Hot Springs is well 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 Lava Hot Springs?

EPA lists City of Lava Hot Springs 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. 9 of the 47 active systems in Bannock County (19%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Lava Hot Springs have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and August 2021. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 5 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
2021-08-22	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2020-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Archived
1997-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1996-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1995-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1994-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1994-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1993-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1993-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 11 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 Lava Hot Springs: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Lava Hot Springs?

City of Lava Hot Springs (PWSID ID6030030) 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 Lava Hot Springs serve?

City of Lava Hot Springs reports serving 386 people through 330 service connections in Bannock County, Idaho.

Where does City of Lava Hot Springs 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 Lava Hot Springs have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. 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 Lava Hot Springs' 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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. 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 Lava Hot Springs' water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Lava Hot Springs 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 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 Hot Springs City of, PWSID ID6030030, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/lava-hot-springs-city-of-id6030030 (data as of October 1, 2026).