Water Quality: Mountain Home Afb, ID

1 water system • 7,500 people served

Multiple Health Violations
310
Total Violations
16
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
7,500
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Mountain Home Afb is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 7,500 people, and has 310 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 16 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Mountain Home Afb's violation count is 133% above the national average for Idaho. Contaminants associated with violations include Selenium.

Contaminants Found

Selenium

Hair loss, nail brittleness, and nervous system damage at elevated concentrations.

Common source: Natural geological deposits, mining discharges, oil refinery waste

EPA limit: 0.05 mg/L (50 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Mountain Home Afb

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE ID4200054 Groundwater 7,500 310

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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