Is Garden City tap water safe to drink?

At least one system serving Garden City had a result above a federal limit or an open health-based violation in the most recent data. Results reflect each system's sampling points, not the plumbing in any one home.

Garden City water quality

Idaho DEQ results for the 2 public systems serving Garden City, about 277,478 people. Hardness, flags, and certified filters are on this page and each system report.

Does Garden City tap water meet federal standards? At least one system had a result above a federal limit or an open health-based violation. See flagged contaminants below.

Is Garden City water hard?6.3 grains per gallon (gpg), moderately hard (population weighted across 2 systems reporting). A softener is optional at this level. Hardness is not a federal health violation. Garden City water hardness.

Is Garden City water fluoridated?At least one system serving Garden City reports fluoride at 0.6 mg/L (ppm) or more. On Veolia Water Idaho, the 36-month high was 3.06ppm. The federal limit (MCL) is 4 mg/L. Reverse osmosis certified to NSF/ANSI 58 reduces fluoride if you prefer less. Water is chlorinated for disinfection. fluoride in Garden City.

Water systems serving Garden City

System	People	Status	Hardness	Flagged
Veolia Water Idaho	264,978	Worth watching	6.1 gpg	Arsenic Nitrate (as N) Iron Manganese PFHxS PFNA HFPO-DA (GenX) Tetrachloroethylene
Garden City Water and Sewer System	12,500	Above limit	9.9 gpg	Arsenic Iron Manganese PFOS PFHxS PFNA HFPO-DA (GenX) PFBS

Contaminants flagged in Garden City

Manganese in Garden City drinking water

Veolia Water Idaho: 537.0ppb Aesthetic issue
Garden City Water and Sewer System: 247.0ppb Aesthetic issue

PFHxS in Garden City drinking water

Veolia Water Idaho: 7.2ppt Elevated
Garden City Water and Sewer System: 25.4ppt Above limit

PFNA in Garden City drinking water

Veolia Water Idaho: 2.4ppt Elevated
Garden City Water and Sewer System: 8.2ppt Elevated

HFPO-DA (GenX) in Garden City drinking water

Veolia Water Idaho: 6.8ppt Elevated
Garden City Water and Sewer System: 6.3ppt Elevated

Tetrachloroethylene in Garden City drinking water

Veolia Water Idaho: 2.5ppb Elevated

PFOS in Garden City drinking water

Garden City Water and Sewer System: 28.2ppt Elevated

PFBS in Garden City drinking water

Garden City Water and Sewer System: 6.7ppt Elevated

Wells near Garden City

ZIP pages are estimates from nearby samples, not a test of your well: 83714

Ada County overview

Numbers are the system's samples at its taps and wells, not yours. Lead and copper are 90th percentiles from sampled homes. Well pages are nearby-sample estimates. Health text restates EPA and DEQ. Methodology.