Public water system · ID5070090
ActiveSmiley Creek Dump Station
At a glance
Smiley Creek Dump Station (PWSID ID5070090) is an active transient non-community water system in Blaine County, Idaho. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023.
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 Smiley Creek Dump Station compare with other water systems in Blaine County?
By EPA's size categories, Smiley Creek Dump Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Blaine County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 552 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 23,727 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 Smiley Creek Dump Station 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 Smiley Creek Dump Station?
EPA lists Smiley Creek Dump Station as owned by the federal government. 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. 7 of the 43 active systems in Blaine County (16%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Smiley Creek Dump Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2010 and September 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 4 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Smiley Creek Dump Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smiley Creek Dump Station?
Smiley Creek Dump Station (PWSID ID5070090) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Smiley Creek Dump Station serve?
Smiley Creek Dump Station reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Blaine County, Idaho.
Where does Smiley Creek Dump Station 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 Smiley Creek Dump Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Smiley Creek Dump Station'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smiley Creek Dump Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smiley Creek Dump Station 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 Blaine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey Water and Sewer | Blaine | 8,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ketchum City of | Blaine | 3,555 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun Valley Water and Sewer Dist | Blaine | 3,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bellevue City of | Blaine | 2,747 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bald Mountain | Blaine | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Carey Water and Sewer | Blaine | 993 | 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, “Smiley Creek Dump Station, PWSID ID5070090, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/smiley-creek-dump-station-id5070090 (data as of October 1, 2026).