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Hill County Water Districts

Serves Havre, Gildford, Inverness and 3 more places, Hill County, MT · 1,720 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Hill County Water Districts in the last ten years.

  • MT0000249
  • HINGHAM
  • MT
  • 1,720 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 59528
EPA system ID MT0000249

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Hill County Water Districts draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: civil case concluded by Montana, April 2015.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 12 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 760 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Hill County Water Districts go back to 1992. Before October 20, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 121 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 46
2000s 11 75
2010 to October 19, 2016 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2015, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 76 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.078 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 77 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Montana regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Hill County Water Districts and issued 2 boil water orders between 1994 and 2015, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a civil case concluded in April 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 27, 2015 Montana Civil case concluded 13 violations (5 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Jun 2, 2008 Montana Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jun 25, 2007 Montana Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 22, 2005 Montana Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 16, 2005 Montana Consent decree or court judgment 17 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 7, 2005 Montana Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 12, 2003 Montana Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 14, 2002 Montana Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 5, 2001 Montana Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 18, 1994 Montana Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Hill County Water Districts draws water from 1 infiltration gallery. 2 other community water systems buy water from Hill County Water Districts.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Hill County Water Districts 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.

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