Public water system · ID3020026
ActiveUsfs Price Valley Guard Station
At a glance
Usfs Price Valley Guard Station (PWSID ID3020026) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Idaho. It reports serving 37 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
37
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Price Valley Guard Station compare with other water systems in Adams County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Price Valley Guard Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 235 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 3,761 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 Price Valley Guard 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 Usfs Price Valley Guard Station?
EPA lists Usfs Price Valley Guard 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. 3 of the 16 active systems in Adams County (19%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Price Valley Guard Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. The violations listed here began between April 2008 and April 2008. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2008-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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 Price Valley Guard Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Price Valley Guard Station?
Usfs Price Valley Guard Station (PWSID ID3020026) 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 Price Valley Guard Station serve?
Usfs Price Valley Guard Station reports serving 37 people through 12 service connections in Adams County, Idaho.
Where does Usfs Price Valley Guard 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 Usfs Price Valley Guard Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. 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 Price Valley Guard 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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs Price Valley Guard Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Price Valley Guard 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 Adams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council City of | Adams | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meadow Creek Property Owners Assn Inc. | Adams | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Meadows City of | Adams | 582 | Community | Groundwater |
| Payette Lakes Ski Club | Adams | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Zims Hot Spring | Adams | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brundage Ski Lodge | Adams | 250 | 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 Price Valley Guard Station, PWSID ID3020026, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/usfs-price-valley-guard-station-id3020026 (data as of October 1, 2026).