Public water system record
Town of Philipsburg
Serves Philipsburg, Granite County, MT · 1,360 people served
Federal records show 19 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Philipsburg in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 19
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 12
- Archived by EPA
- 7
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Town of Philipsburg draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Montana, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 575 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2026 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2026 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Philipsburg go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 54 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 19 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Philipsburg in 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | Montana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
12 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
7 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Town of Philipsburg draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Town of Philipsburg 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