Public water system record
Bigfork County Water and Sewer
Serves Bigfork, Flathead County, MT · 6,100 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Bigfork County Water and Sewer 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
- Bigfork County Water and Sewer draws water from 4 wells.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 227 unknown out of 1,505 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 1993
EPA's records for Bigfork County Water and Sewer go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 11 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Bigfork County Water and Sewer draws water from 4 wells. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Bigfork County Water and Sewer.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ranch Co Water & Sewer Dist the Bigfork, MT
Annual water quality report
Bigfork County Water and Sewer 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