Public water system · ID7220136
ActiveUsfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground
At a glance
Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground (PWSID ID7220136) is an active transient non-community water system in Fremont County, Idaho. It reports serving 60 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 7 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
60
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground compare with other water systems in Fremont County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fremont County has 86 active public water systems. Its population served is about 65% below the county average of 171 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 14,663 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 Upper Mesa Falls Campground is about 58% 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 Upper Mesa Falls Campground?
EPA lists Usfs Upper Mesa Falls 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. 15 of the 86 active systems in Fremont County (17%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between May 2005 and September 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 3 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 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | 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 |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2005-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 7 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 Upper Mesa Falls Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground?
Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground (PWSID ID7220136) 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 Upper Mesa Falls Campground serve?
Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground reports serving 60 people through 9 service connections in Fremont County, Idaho.
Where does Usfs Upper Mesa Falls 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 Upper Mesa Falls Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 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 Usfs Upper Mesa Falls 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. EPA's records list 7 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 Usfs Upper Mesa Falls Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Upper Mesa Falls 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 Fremont County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony | Fremont | 3,606 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ashton City of | Fremont | 1,129 | Community | Groundwater |
| Teton City of | Fremont | 735 | Community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Ashton | Fremont | 642 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Island Park | Fremont | 450 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Blm Egin Lakes Access Rec Site | Fremont | 400 | 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 Upper Mesa Falls Campground, PWSID ID7220136, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/usfs-upper-mesa-falls-campground-id7220136 (data as of October 1, 2026).