MT0001781 · Montana
BIRCH CREEK COLONY
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 6
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 5
Counties listed by EPA · Pondera County, Montana
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Violations and what followed
Among 6 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 of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Violation 99258 · Groundwater Rule · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start May 1, 2023 · period end May 31, 2023 · first reported September 22, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 31, 2023
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 5551543 July 7, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved 5551540 July 11, 2023 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 5551541 July 11, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Violation 99255 · Groundwater Rule · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start June 1, 2021 · period end June 30, 2021 · first reported September 22, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 5551533 July 15, 2021 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 5551534 July 15, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 5551535 August 5, 2021 Informal State Public Notification received 5551536 August 5, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 99254 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start December 1, 2020 · period end December 31, 2020 · first reported September 22, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2020
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 5551532 January 4, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved 5551529 January 19, 2021 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 5551530 January 19, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested Other or unclassified · Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate ReportingViolation 99253 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2020 · period end October 31, 2020 · first reported September 22, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 31, 2020
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 5551527 October 27, 2020 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 5551528 October 31, 2020 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 99257 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start September 1, 2019 · period end August 31, 2022 · first reported November 16, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 31, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 5551537 October 20, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 5551538 October 20, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 5551539 August 16, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 99256 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start September 1, 2019 · period end August 31, 2022 · first reported November 16, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 31, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 5551537 October 20, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 5551538 October 20, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 5551539 August 16, 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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