Idaho West Estates, ID
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.3 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Idaho West Estates
Idaho West Estates serves about 98 people through 23 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Payette County, Idaho. EPA system ID: ID3380035; phone on file: 208-888-3000. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2023 (5.3 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Idaho West Estates is 5.3 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 ppb |
| 2023 | 5.3 ppb |
| 2020 | 1 ppb |
| 2017 | 1 ppb |
How Idaho West Estates compares
Of the 763 Idaho systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 46 have gone over at some point. Idaho West Estates's 5.3 ppb sits at the 92nd percentile in Idaho and the 92nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Payette County
6 other systems share Payette County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Idaho West Estates. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Payette City Of | 8,127 | 2 ppb |
| Fruitland City Of | 7,458 | 5 ppb |
| New Plymouth City Of | 1,600 | 2 ppb |
| Loma Linda Water Corp | 70 | 4 ppb |
| Decker Addition | 55 | 1 ppb |
| Lazy River Mobile Home Park 1 | 41 | 1 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Notus, ID may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Idaho West Estates whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.