Public water system record
Targhee Towne Water District
Serves Alta, Teton County, WY · 120 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Targhee Towne Water District in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Targhee Towne Water District draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2006.
- Record on file since 1982, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 61 unknown out of 61 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Targhee Towne Water District go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2008, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Targhee Towne Water District between 2005 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2006 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 10, 2005 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Targhee Towne Water District draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Targhee Towne Water District 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 Targhee Towne Water District for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
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 EPA Region 8.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells