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Sweet Montour School

At a glance

Sweet Montour School (PWSID ID3230021) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Gem County, Idaho. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

50

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDID3230021
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served50
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyID state drinking water program
City served—
StateIdaho
ZIP—
CountyGem County

How does Sweet Montour School compare with other water systems in Gem County?

By EPA's size categories, Sweet Montour School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gem County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 295 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 9,731 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Sweet Montour School is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Idaho has 242 active non-transient non-community water systems, 12% 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 Sweet Montour School?

EPA lists Sweet Montour School as owned by a local 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. 3 of the 33 active systems in Gem County (9.1%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Sweet Montour School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2017 and January 2025. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 4 as unaddressed and 1 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-01-03Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2024-10-17ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4GLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoResolved
2024-10-17Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2ELead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200YesResolved
2023-12-30Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2023-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2017-12-30Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2017-11-26Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2017-11-26Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2017-11-26Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2017-11-26Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2017-09-07Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesResolved

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.

Sweet Montour School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sweet Montour School?

Sweet Montour School (PWSID ID3230021) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.

How many people does Sweet Montour School serve?

Sweet Montour School reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Gem County, Idaho.

Where does Sweet Montour School 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 Sweet Montour School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are 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 Sweet Montour School'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, 2 are 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 Sweet Montour School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sweet Montour School is a non-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 Gem County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Emmett City ofGem6,700CommunityGroundwater
Shadow Butte Elementary SchoolGem485Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
LDS Emmett Stake CenterGem474Transient non-communityGroundwater
LDS Church LethaGem369Transient non-communityGroundwater
Payette River Technical AcademyGem194Transient non-communityGroundwater
Calvary Chapel of EmmettGem192Non-transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Sweet Montour School, PWSID ID3230021, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/sweet-montour-school-id3230021 (data as of October 1, 2026).