Public water system · ID3230081
ActiveLDS Church Letha
At a glance
LDS Church Letha (PWSID ID3230081) is an active transient non-community water system in Gem County, Idaho. It reports serving 369 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
369
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does LDS Church Letha compare with other water systems in Gem County?
By EPA's size categories, LDS Church Letha is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gem County has 33 active public water systems, and LDS Church Letha is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 25% above the county average of 295 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% of the 9,731 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 Letha is about 156% 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 Letha?
EPA lists LDS Church Letha 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. 26 of the 33 active systems in Gem County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does LDS Church Letha have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2021 and January 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and E. coli. EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2021-12-27 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
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.
LDS Church Letha: frequently asked questions
Who runs LDS Church Letha?
LDS Church Letha (PWSID ID3230081) 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 Letha serve?
LDS Church Letha reports serving 369 people through 1 service connection in Gem County, Idaho.
Where does LDS Church Letha 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 Letha have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 LDS Church Letha'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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find LDS Church Letha's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. LDS Church Letha 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 Gem County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett City of | Gem | 6,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shadow Butte Elementary School | Gem | 485 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Emmett Stake Center | Gem | 474 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Payette River Technical Academy | Gem | 194 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Calvary Chapel of Emmett | Gem | 192 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Sweet | Gem | 138 | 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 Letha, PWSID ID3230081, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/lds-church-letha-id3230081 (data as of October 1, 2026).