Public water system record
Town of Ryegate
Serves Ryegate, Golden Valley County, MT · 270 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Ryegate in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Town of Ryegate draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Montana, August 2011.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15 unknown out of 117 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Ryegate go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 280 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 255 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 23 |
| 2020s | 2 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 21, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 21, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Town of Ryegate and issued 1 boil water order between 2006 and 2011. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2011 | Montana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 16, 2007 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 93 violations (2 health-based): 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE, Toluene, Ethylbenzene |
| Oct 31, 2006 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 28 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 9, 2006 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 95 violations: Toluene, CHLOROBENZENE, Ethylbenzene, Styrene, Nitrate-Nitrite |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Town of Ryegate draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Town of Ryegate 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 Ryegate 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