Public water system record
Town of Pinesdale
Serves Pinesdale, Ravalli County, MT · 800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Pinesdale 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
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Pinesdale draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 2008.
- Record on file since 1992, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 139 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Town of Pinesdale go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (17 resolved) and 184 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 68 |
| 2000s | 6 | 116 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 79.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0715 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0716 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0755 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 71.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64.8 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Montana regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Pinesdale and issued 1 boil water order between 1985 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations (8 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 18, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 192 violations (8 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Nitrate-Nitrite, Chlorine |
| Sep 20, 2006 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 8 violations: Nitrate-Nitrite, Arsenic |
| May 28, 1995 | Montana | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Montana | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Pinesdale draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Town of Pinesdale 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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