Public water system record

Town of Whitehall

Serves Whitehall, Jefferson County, MT · 1,500 people served

Federal records show 51 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Whitehall in the last ten years, including an unresolved Combined Uranium violation.

MT0000359
WHITEHALL
MT
1,500 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 59759

EPA system ID MT0000359

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 51
Resolved: 5
Unresolved: 1
Archived by EPA: 45
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 5

Key facts

Town of Whitehall draws water from 2 wells.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Uranium, 0.0449 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2025.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Montana, January 2017.
Record on file since 1981, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 31 unknown out of 533 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant	Rule family	Start date	Status	Acute
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.0423 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2026	Active Enforcement action in place	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.0449 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2025	Resolved	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.0448 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 42 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 44 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2025	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.042 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.0423 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.0392 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.0446 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2024	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.04 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40.4 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2023	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.042 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2023	Resolved	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded	340	Oct 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 35 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 36 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2022	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.039 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.039 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 32 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 41 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 39 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 34 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2021	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 32 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2020	Resolved	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 34 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 41 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 33 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.04 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.033 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2020	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 37 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 34 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.039 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.037 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.042 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.031 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (at or just above the limit)	340	Apr 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 31 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (at or just above the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2019	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.04 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Oct 10, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded	340	Jul 1, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded	340	Apr 1, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.043 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2018	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.043 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2017	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 41 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)	340	Jul 1, 2017	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2017	Archived Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 33 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	340	Jan 1, 2017	Resolved	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2016	Resolved	No
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	340	Oct 1, 2016	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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue	Start date	Status
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Dec 26, 2024	Resolved
E. coli Monitoring and reporting	Nov 28, 2024	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Aug 1, 2023	Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U Monitoring and reporting	Jul 1, 2023	Resolved
Asbestos Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved

Full record since 1981

EPA's records for Town of Whitehall go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (9 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 160 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1980s	0	8
1990s	1	25
2000s	0	101
2010 to October 18, 2016	14	26
October 19, 2016 to 2019	16	0
2020s	33	5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2016	Resolved
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2016	Archived
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.033 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2016	Resolved
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 0.041 mg/L, federal limit 0.03 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2016	Archived
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 31 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (at or just above the limit)	Apr 1, 2016	Archived
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 46 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2016	Resolved
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2016	Archived
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 31 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (at or just above the limit)	Jan 1, 2016	Resolved
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 40.5 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2015	Resolved
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 38.3 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2015	Archived
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 44 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2015	Archived
Combined Uranium Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 35.7 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2015	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2014	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2014	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1993	Resolved

Enforcement actions

Montana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Whitehall in 2017, filed as 33 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2017.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Jan 31, 2017	Montana	Compliance order (no penalty)	60 violations (60 health-based): Combined Uranium, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

What the violations mean

Combined Uranium

49 incidents

Test results for Combined Uranium were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

2 incidents

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Town of Whitehall draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Whitehall 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

Lead pipes

Total service lines reported	533
Lead pipes confirmed	0
Galvanized pipes needing replacement	0
Pipes with unknown material	31
Non-lead pipes confirmed	502
Pipes that may be lead or unknown	5.8% (31)
Inventory submitted	Oct 16, 2024
EPA reporting status	Reported all required service line types

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