North Rim Fairways, ID
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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 North Rim Fairways
North Rim Fairways serves about 150 people through 101 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Jerome County, Idaho. EPA system ID: ID5270017; phone on file: 208-324-4546. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
North Rim Fairways's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for North Rim Fairways is 2 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 ppb |
| 2023 | 1 ppb |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
How North Rim Fairways 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. North Rim Fairways's 2 ppb sits at the 65th percentile in Idaho and the 70th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
5 other systems share Jerome County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than North Rim Fairways. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome City Of | 13,135 | 3 ppb |
| Hazelton City Of | 899 | 0 (not detected) |
| Eden City Of | 411 | 0 (not detected) |
| Unit 3 Water Assn | 350 | 0 (not detected) |
| Country Club Estates | 137 | 6 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Jerome, 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 North Rim Fairways 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.