Public water system · ID1280172
ActiveSilver Beach Resort
At a glance
Silver Beach Resort (PWSID ID1280172) is an active transient non-community water system in Kootenai County, Washington. It reports serving 80 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Silver Beach Resort compare with other water systems in Kootenai County?
By EPA's size categories, Silver Beach Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kootenai County has 10 active public water systems, and Silver Beach Resort is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 30% above the county average of 62 people per system, and accounts for 13% of the 616 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Silver Beach Resort is about 44% 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. Washington has 1,913 active transient non-community water systems, 41% of the state's 4,705 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,370 Washington systems (93%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Silver Beach Resort?
EPA lists Silver Beach Resort 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. 10 of the 10 active systems in Kootenai County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Silver Beach Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between April 1994 and September 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Silver Beach Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Silver Beach Resort?
Silver Beach Resort (PWSID ID1280172) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Silver Beach Resort serve?
Silver Beach Resort reports serving 80 people through 40 service connections in Kootenai County, Washington.
Where does Silver Beach Resort 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 Silver Beach Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is 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 Silver Beach Resort'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 4 violations for this system; none is 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 Silver Beach Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Silver Beach Resort 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 Kootenai County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Cross | Kootenai | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Savory Community LLC | Kootenai | 100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun Aire Estates | Kootenai | 98 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shorelands Water Assn | Kootenai | 58 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pine Hayden Subd | Kootenai | 50 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| All Seasons Lake Owners Assn | Kootenai | 35 | 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, “Silver Beach Resort, PWSID ID1280172, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/silver-beach-resort-id1280172 (data as of October 1, 2026).