The Water You Drink
Where does your drinking water come from?
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Over 95% of Idahoans get their drinking water from ground water.
Wherever you live, your drinking water has a story. Either your water traveled from your own well into your glass, or it went through a water treatment plant before filling your bathtub.
Clean water is so important to the health of Idaho families, make sure you know the story of your tap water. Water providers, your city or water company, create reports every 2 years about your drinking water quality. Contact them to find the Consumer Confidence Report for your drinking water. For your convenience, we have a few links listed below.
Boise
- About 20% of Boise's drinking water comes from the Boise River; the rest is supplied by groundwater.
- Learn about the quality of your drinking water in United Water's drinking water quality report.
Sandpoint
- The majority of Sandpoint's drinking water comes from Little Sand Creek; the rest is supplied by Lake Pend Oreille.
- Learn about the quality of your drinking water in the city of Sandpoint's annual drinking water quality report.
Ketchum
- Ketchum's drinking water is supplied by groundwater from the Big Wood and Trail Creek aquifers.
- Learn about the quality of your drinking water in Ketchum's drinking water quality report.
Pocatello
- All of Pocatello's water is supplied by groundwater from the Lower Portneuf River Valley aquifer.
- Find all kinds of water quality reports at the city's website.
