Public water system record
Worden Ballantine Yellowstone
Serves Worden and Ballantine, Yellowstone County, MT · 800 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Worden Ballantine Yellowstone in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 7
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Worden Ballantine Yellowstone draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Montana, June 2020.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 322 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 22, 2021 | Active | No |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Worden Ballantine Yellowstone go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 97 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 92 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 7 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Worden Ballantine Yellowstone between 2007 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2020 | Montana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Jul 10, 2007 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Nitrate-Nitrite
7 incidentsTest results for Nitrate-Nitrite were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Worden Ballantine Yellowstone draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Worden Ballantine Yellowstone 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 Montana.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells