Public water system record
Town of Browning
Serves North Browning, Glacier County, MT · 4,671 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Browning in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Town of Browning has an emergency connection to Two Medicine Water - East Glacier.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by EPA, January 2024.
- Record on file since 2015, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,108 unknown out of 2,108 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 2015
EPA's records for Town of Browning go back to 2015. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, began May 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 21, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Browning and issued 2 boil water orders between 2019 and 2024. The most recent was a boil water order in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2024 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 13, 2020 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 2, 2019 | EPA | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
Where the water comes from
Town of Browning has an emergency connection to Two Medicine Water - East Glacier. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Town of Browning.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Two Medicine Water - East Glacier Browning, MT
Annual water quality report
Town of Browning 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by EPA Region 8.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells