Public water system · ID1090257
ActivePriest Lake Public Library
At a glance
Priest Lake Public Library (PWSID ID1090257) is an active transient non-community water system in Bonner County, Idaho. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Priest Lake Public Library compare with other water systems in Bonner County?
By EPA's size categories, Priest Lake Public Library is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bonner County has 140 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 276 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 38,696 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 Priest Lake Public Library is well below 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 Priest Lake Public Library?
EPA lists Priest Lake Public Library 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. 101 of the 140 active systems in Bonner County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Priest Lake Public Library have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and January 2009. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2002-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Priest Lake Public Library: frequently asked questions
Who runs Priest Lake Public Library?
Priest Lake Public Library (PWSID ID1090257) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Priest Lake Public Library serve?
Priest Lake Public Library reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Bonner County, Idaho.
Where does Priest Lake Public Library 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 Priest Lake Public Library have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. 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 Priest Lake Public Library'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; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Priest Lake Public Library's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Priest Lake Public Library 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 Bonner County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandpoint Public Works Dept | Bonner | 12,284 | Community | Surface water |
| Schweitzer Mountain Resort | Bonner | 3,301 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Priest River City of | Bonner | 2,173 | Community | Surface water |
| Oden Water Assn Inc. | Bonner | 1,524 | Community | Surface water |
| Schweitzer Basin Water Company | Bonner | 955 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stoneridge Utilities | Bonner | 940 | 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, “Priest Lake Public Library, PWSID ID1090257, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/priest-lake-public-library-id1090257 (data as of October 1, 2026).