Public water system record
Miller Colony
Serves Choteau and Miller Colony, Teton County, MT · 84 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Miller Colony 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
- 1
Key facts
- Miller Colony draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Montana, July 2011.
- Record on file since 1981, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Miller Colony go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 77 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 60 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Miller Colony in 2011. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2011 | Montana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Miller Colony draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Miller Colony 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 Miller Colony 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