Public water system record
Virginia City Water Dept
Serves Virginia City, Madison County, MT · 1,500 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Virginia City Water Dept 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
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Virginia City Water Dept draws water from 2 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Montana, June 2009.
- Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 70 unknown out of 245 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 | Nov 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
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 |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Virginia City Water Dept go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2010, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Virginia City Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order between 1985 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2009 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 11 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule, Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Montana | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 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
Virginia City Water Dept draws water from 2 springs.
Annual water quality report
Virginia City Water Dept 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