Is MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 14,651 people through 5,842 service connections.
MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF ranks 2,286th by violation burden (82th percentile) - 224 violations total, 8 health-baseds.
How MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF compares within ID
Among the 88 ID systems in this dataset, the average is 10.3 health-based violations - MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF's 8 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF is from 2026-06-09 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 8 health-based violations on file for MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.