Public water system record
City of Harlowton
Serves Harlowton, Wheatland County, MT · 1,050 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Harlowton 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
- 6
Key facts
- City of Harlowton buys its water from Cmrwa Musselshell Judith Rural Water Sys.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Montana, October 2006.
- Record on file since 1984, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 38 lead and 22 unknown out of 626 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for City of Harlowton go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1999, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Harlowton in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2006 | Montana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Harlowton buys its water from Cmrwa Musselshell Judith Rural Water Sys. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from City of Harlowton.
Buys water from
- Cmrwa Musselshell Judith Rural Water Sys Roundup, MT
Annual water quality report
City of Harlowton 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