083090064 · Montana
LAME DEER WATER SYSTEM
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 20
- EPA health-based flag
- 3
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 1
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 17
Find the utility’s annual water quality report. For current advisories, check the utility or local drinking-water authority.
Violations and what followed
Among 18 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 365 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
EPA health-based flag · Unaddressed by formal action
Treatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR)Violation 18841 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start May 22, 2026 · first reported August 27, 2026
No linked action row appears in the records shown.Monitoring or reporting · Unaddressed by formal action
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)Violation 18840 · E. COLI · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start April 24, 2026 · first reported August 27, 2026
No linked action row appears in the records shown.Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18839 · Nitrate-Nitrite · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · period end December 31, 2025 · first reported March 2, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2025
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 315 April 13, 2026 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Treatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR)Violation 18837 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start May 1, 2023 · period end July 25, 2023 · first reported September 11, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 25, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 303 July 25, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 18832 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start December 30, 2022 · period end April 9, 2024 · first reported February 16, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field April 9, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 304 April 9, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 18833 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported December 18, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 295 March 14, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 18831 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2022 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported December 18, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 295 March 14, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 18830 · Chlorine · Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2022 · period end September 30, 2022 · first reported December 18, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 295 March 14, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18821 · Nitrate-Nitrite · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported March 15, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 280 February 9, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18820 · Nitrate-Nitrite · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported March 15, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 279 February 9, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18819 · Nitrate-Nitrite · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported March 15, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 278 February 9, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18836 · Asbestos · Inorganic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end December 31, 2022 · first reported September 24, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 305 April 10, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 18817 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start September 1, 2019 · period end August 31, 2020 · first reported March 31, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 31, 2020
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 268 October 28, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 18816 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start September 1, 2019 · period end August 31, 2020 · first reported March 31, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 31, 2020
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 268 October 28, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18828 · Radium-228 · Radionuclides and Revised Rad RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2019 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported June 28, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 283 May 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18827 · Radium-226 · Radionuclides and Revised Rad RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2019 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported June 28, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 283 May 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18826 · Combined Radium (-226 and -228) · Radionuclides and Revised Rad RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2019 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported June 28, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 283 May 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18825 · Combined Uranium · Radionuclides and Revised Rad RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2019 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported June 28, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 283 May 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 18824 · Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U · Radionuclides and Revised Rad RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2019 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported June 28, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 283 May 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Failure To Address DeficiencyViolation 18812 · Groundwater Rule · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2019 · period end July 11, 2023 · first reported April 24, 2019 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 11, 2023
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 300 July 11, 2023 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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