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City of St Maries

Serves St. Maries, Benewah County, ID · 4,173 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of St Maries in the last ten years.

  • ID1050024
  • ST MARIES
  • ID
  • 4,173 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 83861
EPA system ID ID1050024

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • City of St Maries draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Idaho, June 2003.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,532 unknown out of 1,615 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for City of St Maries go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 2 6
2000s 4 11

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2005, Archived.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2004 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2001 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Idaho regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of St Maries between 2002 and 2003. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 2003.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 30, 2003 Idaho Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jul 24, 2002 Idaho Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

City of St Maries draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

City of St Maries must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Idaho.

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