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Sage Creek Co Water District

On record as serving Chester, Liberty County, MT · Serves 225 people

Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Sage Creek Co Water District in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MT0003150
  • CHESTER
  • MT
  • 225 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 59522
EPA system ID MT0003150

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Sage Creek Co Water District draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Montana, January 2009.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 58 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 30, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Sage Creek Co Water District go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
2020s 0 7

Enforcement actions

Montana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sage Creek Co Water District in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 9, 2009 Montana Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Sage Creek Co Water District draws water from 1 well. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Sage Creek Co Water District.

Annual water quality report

Sage Creek Co Water District 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 Sage Creek Co Water District for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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