Public water system · ID5340015
ActivePaul Housing Authority
At a glance
Paul Housing Authority (PWSID ID5340015) is an active community water system in Minidoka County, Idaho. It reports serving 250 people through 23 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
23
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Paul Housing Authority compare with other water systems in Minidoka County?
By EPA's size categories, Paul Housing Authority is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Minidoka County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is about 55% below the county average of 557 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Paul Housing Authority 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 Paul Housing Authority?
EPA lists Paul Housing Authority 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 Paul Housing Authority have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and December 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, 2,4,5-TP (Silvex), Simazine and Radium-226. EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Paul Housing Authority: frequently asked questions
Who runs Paul Housing Authority?
Paul Housing Authority (PWSID ID5340015) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Paul Housing Authority serve?
Paul Housing Authority reports serving 250 people through 23 service connections in Minidoka County, Idaho.
Where does Paul Housing Authority 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 Paul Housing Authority have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Paul Housing Authority'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Paul Housing Authority's water quality report?
As a community water system, Paul Housing Authority 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 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, “Paul Housing Authority, PWSID ID5340015, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/paul-housing-authority-id5340015 (data as of October 1, 2026).