Public water system record
City of Forsyth
Serves Forsyth, Rosebud County, MT · 2,260 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Forsyth in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Forsyth draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2008.
- Record on file since 1994, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 728 unknown out of 949 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for City of Forsyth go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 171 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 | 162 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began September 2006, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Forsyth in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 60 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Dinoseb, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Atrazine |
Where the water comes from
City of Forsyth draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Forsyth.
Annual water quality report
City of Forsyth 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