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Birney Village

Serves Birney, Rosebud County, MT · 96 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Birney Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • 083090062
  • LAME DEER
  • MT
  • 96 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 59043
EPA system ID 083090062

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Birney Village draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by EPA, June 2019.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 26 unknown out of 26 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 26, 2019 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Aug 16, 2019 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Jun 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 18, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Birney Village go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 2
1990s 1 12
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 2 6

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

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Birney Village and issued 1 boil water order in 2019, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 19, 2019 EPA Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Jun 19, 2019 EPA Emergency order under section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 2 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

2 incidents

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

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

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

Birney Village draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Birney Village 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 Birney Village for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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