Public water system · ID1400095
ActiveSilver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack
At a glance
Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack (PWSID ID1400095) is an active transient non-community water system in Shoshone County, Idaho. It reports serving 25 people through 2 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 January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack compare with other water systems in Shoshone County?
By EPA's size categories, Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shoshone County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 422 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 15,614 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 Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack 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 Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack?
EPA lists Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack 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 37 active systems in Shoshone County (51%) are also privately owned.
Does Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | 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.
Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack: frequently asked questions
Who runs Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack?
Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack (PWSID ID1400095) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack serve?
Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Shoshone County, Idaho.
Where does Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack 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 Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack 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 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 Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack'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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack 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 Shoshone County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Shoshone County Water Dist | Shoshone | 6,098 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| E Shoshone County Water Dist Wallace | Shoshone | 2,388 | Community | Surface water |
| Pinehurst Water Dist | Shoshone | 1,950 | Community | Groundwater |
| E Shoshone County Water Dist Mullan | Shoshone | 840 | Community | Surface water |
| Cataldo Water Dist | Shoshone | 680 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lookout Pass Ski Area | Shoshone | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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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, “Silver Mtn Cat Shop/Snack Shack, PWSID ID1400095, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/silver-mtn-cat-shop-snack-shack-id1400095 (data as of October 1, 2026).