Public water system record

Town of Hysham

Serves Hysham, Treasure County, MT · 262 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 56 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Hysham in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • MT0000428
  • HYSHAM
  • MT
  • 262 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 59038
EPA system ID MT0000428

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
5
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
56

Key facts

  • Town of Hysham draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Montana, August 2023.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 1 unknown out of 213 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jun 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Oct 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Sep 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Aug 1, 2022 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 30, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Hysham go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 13
2000s 0 23
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 25
2020s 7 56

Enforcement actions

Montana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Hysham in 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 17, 2023 Montana Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

5 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

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

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Town of Hysham draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.

Annual water quality report

Town of Hysham 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 Hysham 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.