Public water system · ID2350020
ActiveWestern States Equipment
At a glance
Western States Equipment (PWSID ID2350020) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Nez Perce County, Idaho. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Western States Equipment compare with other water systems in Nez Perce County?
By EPA's size categories, Western States Equipment is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Nez Perce County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,597 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 39,929 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 Western States Equipment 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 Western States Equipment?
EPA lists Western States Equipment 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. 13 of the 25 active systems in Nez Perce County (52%) are also privately owned.
Does Western States Equipment have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and October 2017. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Western States Equipment: frequently asked questions
Who runs Western States Equipment?
Western States Equipment (PWSID ID2350020) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Western States Equipment serve?
Western States Equipment reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Nez Perce County, Idaho.
Where does Western States Equipment 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 Western States Equipment have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. 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 Western States Equipment'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Western States Equipment's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Western States Equipment 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 Nez Perce County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston Orchards Irrigation Dist | Nez Perce | 20,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lewiston City of | Nez Perce | 15,001 | Community | Surface water |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation | Nez Perce | 1,550 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Federal Cartridge Company | Nez Perce | 765 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Red Pheasant Water Company LLC | Nez Perce | 480 | Community | Groundwater |
| Culdesac City of | Nez Perce | 382 | 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, “Western States Equipment, PWSID ID2350020, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/western-states-equipment-id2350020 (data as of October 1, 2026).