083090003 · Montana
BLACKFOOT WATER SYSTEM
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 5
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 4
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Violations and what followed
Among 5 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 30 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 14945 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2024 · period end October 31, 2024 · first reported February 24, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 31, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 52 November 20, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)Violation 14944 · E. COLI · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start August 5, 2024 · period end August 26, 2024 · first reported October 21, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 26, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 49 August 26, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Other or unclassified · Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate ReportingViolation 14943 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2023 · period end December 6, 2023 · first reported February 22, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 6, 2023
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 44 November 8, 2023 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 45 December 6, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 14942 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start September 1, 2023 · period end September 30, 2023 · first reported November 15, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 46 October 18, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 14938 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2018 · period end March 9, 2021 · first reported November 13, 2018 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 9, 2021
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 32 March 6, 2019 Resolving State Compliance achieved 39 January 15, 2021 Formal Federal Final Administrative Order issued 40 March 9, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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