Public water system · ID3230031
ActiveWink Salon and Barber
At a glance
Wink Salon and Barber (PWSID ID3230031) is an active transient non-community water system in Gem County, Idaho. It reports serving 25 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 April 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wink Salon and Barber compare with other water systems in Gem County?
By EPA's size categories, Wink Salon and Barber is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gem County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 295 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 9,731 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 Wink Salon and Barber 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 Wink Salon and Barber?
EPA lists Wink Salon and Barber 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. 26 of the 33 active systems in Gem County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Wink Salon and Barber have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. The violations listed here began between April 2012 and April 2019. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 8 as archived and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2015-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2014-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2013-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2013-01-01 | 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 |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | 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.
Wink Salon and Barber: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wink Salon and Barber?
Wink Salon and Barber (PWSID ID3230031) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Wink Salon and Barber serve?
Wink Salon and Barber reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Gem County, Idaho.
Where does Wink Salon and Barber 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 Wink Salon and Barber 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 April 2019. 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 Wink Salon and Barber'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 April 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wink Salon and Barber's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wink Salon and Barber 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 Gem County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett City of | Gem | 6,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shadow Butte Elementary School | Gem | 485 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Emmett Stake Center | Gem | 474 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Letha | Gem | 369 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Payette River Technical Academy | Gem | 194 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Calvary Chapel of Emmett | Gem | 192 | Non-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, “Wink Salon and Barber, PWSID ID3230031, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/wink-salon-and-barber-id3230031 (data as of October 1, 2026).