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Starr School Water System

Serves Starr School, Glacier County, MT · 250 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Starr School Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • 083090007
  • BROWNING
  • MT
  • 250 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 59417
EPA system ID 083090007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Starr School Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 2024.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 40 unknown out of 40 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Nov 30, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jun 30, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Starr School Water System go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 2
1990s 4 26
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 3
2020s 1 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2002 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Starr School Water System between 2021 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 25, 2024 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jan 15, 2021 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Groundwater Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Starr School Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Starr School Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Starr School Water System for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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