Public water system record
Town of Melstone
Serves Melstone, Musselshell County, MT · 170 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Melstone in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Town of Melstone draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 2008.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 92 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Melstone go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 115 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 64 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 49 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Melstone in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 32 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Melstone draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Melstone 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Melstone for a copy.
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