Public water system · ID1090165
ActiveUsfs Priest Lake Ranger Station
At a glance
Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station (PWSID ID1090165) is an active transient non-community water system in Bonner County, Idaho. It reports serving 35 people through 14 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
14
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station compare with other water systems in Bonner County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bonner County has 140 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 276 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 38,696 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 Priest Lake Ranger 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 Priest Lake Ranger Station?
EPA lists Usfs Priest Lake Ranger 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. 8 of the 140 active systems in Bonner County (5.7%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. The violations listed here began between September 1997 and October 2012. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (10 of them). EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2012-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2012-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station?
Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station (PWSID ID1090165) 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 Priest Lake Ranger Station serve?
Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station reports serving 35 people through 14 service connections in Bonner County, Idaho.
Where does Usfs Priest Lake Ranger 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 Priest Lake Ranger Station have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. 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 Priest Lake Ranger 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usfs Priest Lake Ranger Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Priest Lake Ranger 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 Bonner County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandpoint Public Works Dept | Bonner | 12,284 | Community | Surface water |
| Schweitzer Mountain Resort | Bonner | 3,301 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Priest River City of | Bonner | 2,173 | Community | Surface water |
| Oden Water Assn Inc. | Bonner | 1,524 | Community | Surface water |
| Schweitzer Basin Water Company | Bonner | 955 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stoneridge Utilities | Bonner | 940 | 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 Priest Lake Ranger Station, PWSID ID1090165, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/usfs-priest-lake-ranger-station-id1090165 (data as of October 1, 2026).