Public water system record
Town of Sunburst
Serves Sunburst, Toole County, MT · 459 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Sunburst 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
- 5
Key facts
- Town of Sunburst draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Montana, September 2008.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 267 unknown out of 281 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 2, 2016 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Sunburst go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 70 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 13 |
| 2000s | 2 | 40 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 17 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2001, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Sunburst in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2008 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Town of Sunburst draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Sunburst 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 Sunburst 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