Public water system · ID5240034
ActiveValley Wide Co-Op - Wendell
At a glance
Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell (PWSID ID5240034) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Gooding County, Idaho. It reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell compare with other water systems in Gooding County?
By EPA's size categories, Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gooding County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 363 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 9,437 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 Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell 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 Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell?
EPA lists Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell as privately owned. 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. 17 of the 26 active systems in Gooding County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2017 and November 2020. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (8 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell: frequently asked questions
Who runs Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell?
Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell (PWSID ID5240034) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell serve?
Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection in Gooding County, Idaho.
Where does Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell 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 Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. 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 Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell 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 Gooding County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gooding City of | Gooding | 3,706 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wendell City of | Gooding | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hagerman City of | Gooding | 988 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bliss City of | Gooding | 384 | Community | Groundwater |
| Glanbia Foods Inc. | Gooding | 250 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Hagerman | Gooding | 221 | 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, “Valley Wide Co-Op - Wendell, PWSID ID5240034, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/valley-wide-co-op-wendell-id5240034 (data as of October 1, 2026).