Sams Hollow Water Company
EPA ID: ID6040047 · 100 people served · 1 ZIP code
For the full five-year period covered by EPA monitoring, Sams Hollow Water Company has supplied tap water to 100 residents with no violations of any type on record.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 1 (2024) to 2 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Sams Hollow Water Company Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Sams Hollow Water Company serves a community with a median household income of $86,114 and an estimated 26,989 residents across its service area.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Sams Hollow Water Company's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Ada County, Idaho rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Wastewater Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 60th percentile nationally for proximity to wastewater discharge points.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 7 detections recorded. 2 exceed federal EPA limits (4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS).
Comparable Water Systems
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Sams Hollow Water Company (EPA ID: ID6040047) is a community water system in Idaho that serves approximately 100 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 83714 in Garden City.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
- 83714 — Garden City
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Sams Hollow Water Company (ID6040047) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sams Hollow Water Company water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Sams Hollow Water Company has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Sams Hollow Water Company serve?
Sams Hollow Water Company serves approximately 100 people across 1 ZIP code in Idaho.
Where does Sams Hollow Water Company get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.