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Purple Sage Community

Serves an area of Canyon County, ID · 98 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Purple Sage Community in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.

  • ID3140091
  • SPRING
  • TX
  • 98 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 77386
EPA system ID ID3140091

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Purple Sage Community draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Idaho, December 2005.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 49 unknown out of 49 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Active
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Purple Sage Community go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (5 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1990s 3 9
2000s 6 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 2
2020s 1 13

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2010, Archived.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Archived
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Archived
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2006 Archived
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Idaho regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Purple Sage Community in 2005. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 31, 2005 Idaho Signed compliance agreement 7 violations (7 health-based): Arsenic

What the violations mean

Nitrate

1 incident

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome

Where the water comes from

Purple Sage Community draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Purple Sage Community 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Purple Sage Community for a copy.

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