Public water system record
Town of Flaxville
Serves Flaxville, Daniels County, MT · 82 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Flaxville 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
- 18
Key facts
- Town of Flaxville buys its water from Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Montana, December 2015.
- Record on file since 1980, with 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 65 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
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Jan 1, 2026 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Flaxville go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 22 health-based violations (20 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 84 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14 | 59 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate-Nitrite (acute), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 30, 2006 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 30, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 4, 1986 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Flaxville between 2003 and 2015, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2015 | Montana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (4 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Montana | Consent decree or court judgment | 14 violations (14 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrate |
| Aug 30, 2004 | Montana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations (12 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Dec 23, 2003 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 33 violations (5 health-based): Dalapon, Picloram, 2,4-D, Nitrate, Fluoride |
Where the water comes from
Town of Flaxville buys its water from Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority Culbertson, MT
Annual water quality report
Town of Flaxville 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 Flaxville 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