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Homestead Acres County Water and Sewer

Serves an area of Cascade County, MT that includes Black Eagle · 500 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Homestead Acres County Water and Sewer in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • MT0000526
  • GREAT FALLS
  • MT
  • 500 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 59404
EPA system ID MT0000526

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Homestead Acres County Water and Sewer draws water from 3 wells.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 257 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Aug 4, 2023 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 21, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 30, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Homestead Acres County Water and Sewer go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 5
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 1 4

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Homestead Acres County Water and Sewer draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Homestead Acres County Water and Sewer 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 Homestead Acres County Water and Sewer for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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