Public water system · ID7300147
ActiveLemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel
At a glance
Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel (PWSID ID7300147) is an active transient non-community water system in Lemhi County, Idaho. It reports serving 203 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
203
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel compare with other water systems in Lemhi County?
By EPA's size categories, Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lemhi County has 42 active public water systems, and Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 48% above the county average of 138 people per system, and accounts for 3.5% of the 5,780 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 Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel is about 41% 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 Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel?
EPA lists Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel 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. 20 of the 42 active systems in Lemhi County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2001 and October 2023. By type: 1 monitoring, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2001-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 3 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.
Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel?
Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel (PWSID ID7300147) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel serve?
Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel reports serving 203 people through 1 service connection in Lemhi County, Idaho.
Where does Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel 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 Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel 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 Lemhi County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon City of | Lemhi | 3,158 | Community | Surface water |
| Williams Lake Subd | Lemhi | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Elk Bend Unit 1 | Lemhi | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Leadore | Lemhi | 151 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lemhi County Fairgrounds | Lemhi | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Blm Morgan Bar Recreation Site | Lemhi | 140 | 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, “Lemhi (Salmon) LDS Chapel, PWSID ID7300147, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/lemhi-salmon-lds-chapel-id7300147 (data as of October 1, 2026).