Public water system record
Town of Richey
Serves Richey, Dawson County, MT · 180 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Richey 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
- 12
Key facts
- Town of Richey draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Montana, September 1986.
- Record on file since 1984, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 228 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Town of Richey go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began March 1984, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 21, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Town of Richey in 1986. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1986.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1986 | Montana | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Richey draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Richey 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 Richey 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