Public water system · ID7100117
ActiveUsfs Palisades Creek Campground
At a glance
Usfs Palisades Creek Campground (PWSID ID7100117) is an active transient non-community water system in Bonneville County, Idaho. It reports serving 40 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Palisades Creek Campground compare with other water systems in Bonneville County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Palisades Creek Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bonneville County has 126 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,089 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 137,194 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 Usfs Palisades Creek Campground 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 Usfs Palisades Creek Campground?
EPA lists Usfs Palisades Creek Campground 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. 9 of the 126 active systems in Bonneville County (7.1%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Palisades Creek Campground have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and September 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (7 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2025-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-19 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-10-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
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.
Usfs Palisades Creek Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Palisades Creek Campground?
Usfs Palisades Creek Campground (PWSID ID7100117) 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 Usfs Palisades Creek Campground serve?
Usfs Palisades Creek Campground reports serving 40 people through 6 service connections in Bonneville County, Idaho.
Where does Usfs Palisades Creek Campground 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 Usfs Palisades Creek Campground 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 September 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 Usfs Palisades Creek Campground'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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs Palisades Creek Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Palisades Creek Campground 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 Bonneville County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls City of | Bonneville | 69,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Falls Water Company Inc. | Bonneville | 22,650 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ammon City of | Bonneville | 17,338 | Community | Groundwater |
| Iona Water Dept | Bonneville | 2,717 | Community | Groundwater |
| Comore Loma | Bonneville | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Melaleuca Warehouse Facility | Bonneville | 1,397 | Non-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, “Usfs Palisades Creek Campground, PWSID ID7100117, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/usfs-palisades-creek-campground-id7100117 (data as of October 1, 2026).