Public water system · ID5130004
ActiveMethodist Church Camp Sawtooth
At a glance
Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth (PWSID ID5130004) is an active transient non-community water system in Camas County, Idaho. It reports serving 75 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth compare with other water systems in Camas County?
By EPA's size categories, Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Camas County has 9 active public water systems, and Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17% below the county average of 90 people per system, and accounts for 9.2% of the 811 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 Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth is about half of 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 Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth?
EPA lists Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth 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. 4 of the 9 active systems in Camas County (44%) are also privately owned.
Does Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and July 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-07-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth?
Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth (PWSID ID5130004) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth serve?
Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth reports serving 75 people through 10 service connections in Camas County, Idaho.
Where does Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth 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 Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth'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 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth 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 Camas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield City of | Camas | 441 | Community | Groundwater |
| Intermountain Christian Camp | Camas | 75 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usfs Baumgartner Campground | Camas | 55 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Soldier Mountain Ski Area Inc. | Camas | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usfs Bowns Campground | Camas | 40 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usfs Pioneer Campground | Camas | 25 | 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, “Methodist Church Camp Sawtooth, PWSID ID5130004, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/methodist-church-camp-sawtooth-id5130004 (data as of October 1, 2026).