Is Waterford Estates Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kootenai

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-07-01 → 2009-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-06-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-08-01 → 2008-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-12-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	2720 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0060 mg/L 40% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
Barium	53 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Fluoride	109 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2470 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

33 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UMercuryNitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KUCHENSKI, ROBERT
Phone: 208-683-0500
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Waterford Estates

Is Waterford Estates tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 5 contaminants in Waterford Estates's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Waterford Estates's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Barium, Fluoride, Nitrate-Nitrite. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Waterford Estates serve?

Waterford Estates reports serving 108 people in Idaho, per its EPA record.

Has Waterford Estates had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Waterford Estates, of which 8 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.