City water report · 2026

Is Mountain Home Tap Water Safe to Drink?

Short answer: In the 2023–2025 records we hold for Mountain Home, no listed result is above a legal limit, but 3 health-based violations are on record (EPA SDWIS). None of the 31 substances tested was detected. The water is from City of Mountain Home, serving 14,651 residents.

  • Year 2026
  • Utility City of Mountain Home
  • Coverage 31 records
  • Updated 2026-10-15
Water utility

Where Mountain Home’s water comes from

Utility
City of Mountain Home
Water system
MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF · ID4200032
Source water
Groundwater
Disinfectant
not on record
Population served
14,651
Reporting period
Sampled 2023–2025
Monitoring coverage
31 records · 3 of 4 groups measured
Likely match, check your bill

Your water bill or annual water quality report names your actual supplier.

Why this matters
  1. 1
    Source

    Groundwater

  2. 2
    Treatment

    The treatment details are not on record.

  3. 3
    Distribution

    Mains, then your building’s service line.

  4. 4
    Your tap

    Plumbing inside the building is outside this record.

At a glance

Mountain Home water in four numbers

Purity ScoreMOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF · PWSID ID4200032
0Detectedwithin reference or no limit
0Above a referenceof 31 records
3Health-based violationslast 10 years · EPA SDWIS

No measured result is above a legal limit.

What we found

What the record shows in Mountain Home

31 substances tested, none detectedshow
  • 11Cl-PF3OUdS
  • 8:2 FTS
  • 4:2 FTS
  • 6:2 FTS
  • ADONA
  • 9Cl-PF3ONS
  • HFPO-DA (GenX)
  • Lead (90th percentile)
  • Lithium
  • NEtFOSAA
  • NMeFOSAA
  • NFDHA
  • PFEESA
  • PFMPA
  • PFMBA
  • PFBS
  • PFBA
  • PFDA
  • PFDoA
  • PFHpS
  • PFHpA
  • PFHxS
  • PFHxA
  • PFNA
  • PFOS
  • PFOA
  • PFPeS
  • PFPeA
  • PFTA
  • PFTrDA
  • PFUnA

MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF (EPA PWSID ID4200032) delivers groundwater to 14,651 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.

Track record

3health-based violations in the last 10 years

From EPA SDWIS. Counted once per contaminant per year, as in the Track record score.

Not in this recordDisinfection by-products weren't monitored in this dataset

No result is not a pass. Your utility's annual water quality report may list them, and a certified lab test covers your own tap.

Health-based violations, last 10 years

Every filing is listed; the Track record score counts at most one per contaminant per year.

Filings 2016–2025
  • Revised Total Coliform Rule
  • Lead and copper rule revisions

Resolved

  1. Revised Total Coliform RuleTT

    to Resolved

    EPA status: ResolvedSDWIS ID 39443

  2. Lead and copper rule revisionsTT

    to Resolved

    EPA status: ResolvedSDWIS ID 39419

  3. Revised Total Coliform RuleTT

    to Resolved

    EPA status: ResolvedSDWIS ID 39304

Your household

Your tap can differ from the city record

The record describes water leaving treatment and samples across the system. Pipes, solder and fixtures inside a building can add lead the record can’t see, especially in older buildings with lead service lines.

Test your water
  1. City
    Treated water

    Measured in this report

  2. Mains
    Distribution network

    Sampled across the system

  3. Building
    Service line and plumbing

    Not in this record

  4. Tap
    Your glass

    Only a tap test measures it

Test first, then treat

Water testing in Mountain Home, ID

  1. 01Test

    Know what comes from your tap, starting with a first-draw lead sample.

  2. 02Match

    Compare each result with its named reference in our test reader.

  3. 03Treat

    Choose a technology certified for what your test found.

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  • Lab-certified results

    ETR Labs Basic Water Quality Test Kit

    ETR Laboratories

    50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria

    What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.

  • Screening: quick check, not lab-grade

    Watersafe Drinking Water Test Kit

    Silver Lake Research

    Lead, bacteria, nitrate, copper, iron, chlorine, hardness and pH

    • Turnaround: Minutes; the bacteria test can take up to 48 hours

    What it can't tell you: Each test gives a yes/no or a rough range, not a lab number, and it cannot detect PFAS or arsenic.

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Treatment matching

Treatment for what’s on record

Nothing detected in this record has a treatment match to show. A test of your own tap is the place to start.

Understand water treatment technologies →

Is this right for my home?

Choose your situation

Your situation
Your path: I live in an older buildingLead from plumbing is the main question

Older buildings may have lead service lines, solder or fixtures. Lead is not in Mountain Home’s published record, so only a tap test tells you. Test first-draw water, then filter if needed.

Look forLead reduction: NSF/ANSI 53 (lead)
How to test your tap →
Your path: I care about PFASCheck what was tested

None of the 29 PFAS tested was detected in Mountain Home’s record. If PFAS matters to you, a filter certification names each compound it covers.

Look forNSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with each compound you care about named on the listing
PFAS in Mountain Home →
Your path: My water tastes of chlorineThe disinfectant is not in this record

Most utilities keep chlorine or chloramine in the pipes. A carbon filter certified for taste and odor reduces either; your utility can tell you which it uses.

Look forNSF/ANSI 42 (chlorine taste and odor)
Water treatment technologies →
Your path: I have scale or hard waterHardness is not in this record

Your utility’s annual water quality report usually lists hardness; a test strip also measures it.

Look forSoftener: NSF/ANSI 44 (softeners)
Hard water explained →
Your path: I want the broadest reductionReverse osmosis at one tap

Reverse osmosis reduces many dissolved contaminants, including lead and minerals, at a single faucet, with some water sent to drain.

Look forNSF/ANSI 58
Compare treatments →
Questions

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Is Mountain Home tap water safe to drink?

PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Mountain Home, no regulated PFAS were detected in EPA's 2024 testing. MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF (PWSID ID4200032) has a Purity Score of 93/100 (confidence: moderate), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap. What we found →

Who provides tap water in Mountain Home?

MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF (PWS ID ID4200032) is the public water system on record for Mountain Home, Idaho, serving about 14,651 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding. Water utility →

Where does Mountain Home get its drinking water?

Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS). Water utility →

Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Mountain Home's water?

None of the 29 PFAS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-11-28 to 2025-10-17) was detected. "Not detected" means below the lab's reporting limit, not proven zero. What we found →

Is there lead in Mountain Home's tap water?

Lead is not in Mountain Home's current published record. Lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so a certified home test is the way to know yours. Your household →

What does the latest Mountain Home water report show?

PurityMap's current record for Mountain Home holds 31 findings: 31 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass. Records →

Data and sources

31 records, each traceable

  • EPA UCMR 5
  • EPA SDWIS (Lead & Copper Rule)
ContaminantMeasuredReferenceSampledSource
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)< 5 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)< 5 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)< 5 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)< 2 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)< 5 ng/L (not detected)10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Lead (90th percentile)Not detected15 µg/L federal action level2023–2025EPA SDWIS (Lead & Copper Rule) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Lithium< 9 µg/L (not detected)10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)< 5 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)< 6 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)< 20 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)< 4 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)< 3 ng/L (not detected)2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)< 5 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)< 3 ng/L (not detected)10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)< 4 ng/L (not detected)10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)< 4 ng/L (not detected)4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)< 4 ng/L (not detected)4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)< 4 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)< 3 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)< 8 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)< 7 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)< 2 ng/L (not detected)No federal or state limit; shown for transparency2023–2025EPA UCMR 5 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
  • UCMR5 Analytical Results

    UCMR5 Analytical Results: MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF (ID4200032)

    US EPA

    Published
    2026-10-15
    Newest sample
    2025-10-17
    Findings here
    30
  • State SDWIS Compliance Record

    Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF (ID4200032)

    US EPA SDWIS

    Published
    2026-10-13
    Newest sample
    2025
    Findings here
    1

Methodology: how we analyze water. Prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the PurityMap Editorial Team before publication.

Methodology

How PurityMap reads Mountain Home’s water

  1. 01Source data

    EPA SDWIS, EPA UCMR 5 and utility reports, each dated and linked.

  2. 02Normalize

    Units converted to one basis; a non-detect kept distinct from zero.

  3. 03Classify

    Each result tagged by reference type: MCL, action level, screening level or aesthetic.

  4. 04Compare to the named reference

    Every value sits against its own reference, never a blended one.

  5. 05Score

    Measured subjects summarised at the water-system level; an open health-based violation caps the score.

  6. 06Match treatment

    Treatment is matched to what was found; a product is called certified only when its current certification names it.

What the Purity Score means: a summary of this water system’s published record, capped while a health-based violation is open. It is not a test of any tap. MOUNTAIN HOME, CITY OF · PWSID ID4200032 · Purity Score 93/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level

Full methodology →

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