Public water system record
Elk Meadows Ranchettes
Serves an area of Missoula County, MT that includes Frenchtown · 175 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Elk Meadows Ranchettes 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
- 13
Key facts
- Elk Meadows Ranchettes draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Montana, February 2000.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 64 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Elk Meadows Ranchettes go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 44 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 | 26 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 21, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 27, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Elk Meadows Ranchettes in 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2000 | Montana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Elk Meadows Ranchettes draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Elk Meadows Ranchettes 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 Elk Meadows Ranchettes 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