Public water system record
Hawarden Square Butte Water
On record as serving Fort Benton, Chouteau County, MT · Serves 50 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Hawarden Square Butte Water in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Hawarden Square Butte Water buys its water from Town of Geraldine.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 17, 2023 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Hawarden Square Butte Water go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Hawarden Square Butte Water buys its water from Town of Geraldine. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Town of Geraldine Geraldine, MT
Annual water quality report
Hawarden Square Butte Water 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 Hawarden Square Butte Water 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.
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