Public water system record
Turner Colony
Serves Turner, Blaine County, MT · 50 people served
Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Turner Colony in the last ten years, including an unresolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 13
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 1
- Archived by EPA
- 8
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Turner Colony draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Montana, March 2017.
- Record on file since 1981, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jan 13, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | May 26, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 29, 2016 | Resolved | No |
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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 18, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 25, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
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
|
Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Turner Colony go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (9 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 153 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 39 |
| 2000s | 0 | 109 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 10 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 9 | 27 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate-Nitrite (acute), began July 2016, Archived.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 29, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 21, 1981 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators and EPA took 8 formal enforcement actions against Turner Colony between 1990 and 2017, filed as 22 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations (4 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite, Groundwater Rule |
| Mar 27, 2017 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 14 violations (13 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite, Groundwater Rule |
| Jun 4, 2012 | Montana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (9 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Jan 31, 2009 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 58 violations: Barium, Chromium (total), Fluoride, Nickel, Beryllium, Total |
| Jul 18, 2007 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Nitrate-Nitrite |
| Feb 3, 2006 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 35 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 15, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 16, 1990 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Nitrate-Nitrite
10 incidentsTest results for Nitrate-Nitrite were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Turner Colony draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Turner 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 Turner 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