Public water system · ID5340025
ActiveLDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320
At a glance
LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 (PWSID ID5340025) is an active transient non-community water system in Minidoka County, Idaho. It reports serving 210 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
210
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 compare with other water systems in Minidoka County?
By EPA's size categories, LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Minidoka County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 557 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 15,030 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 LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 is about 46% above 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 LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320?
EPA lists LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 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. 19 of the 27 active systems in Minidoka County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and April 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice, Groundwater Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-12-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2011-07-19 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320: frequently asked questions
Who runs LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320?
LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 (PWSID ID5340025) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 serve?
LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 reports serving 210 people through 1 service connection in Minidoka County, Idaho.
Where does LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 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 LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. 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 LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320 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 Minidoka County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert City of | Minidoka | 5,796 | Community | Groundwater |
| Heyburn City of | Minidoka | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paul City of | Minidoka | 1,195 | Community | Groundwater |
| Minico High School | Minidoka | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wayside Cafe | Minidoka | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Acequia #5042011 | Minidoka | 468 | 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, “LDS Church Emerald 1, 2 #5259320, PWSID ID5340025, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/lds-church-emerald-1-2-5259320-id5340025 (data as of October 1, 2026).