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Broadwater County, Montana

Water Systems
20
Population Served
9,301
Total Violations
3,084
140 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

95.0%
Systems with Violations
154.2
Avg Violations per System
4.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
20 systems (100%)

Compliance Snapshot

Broadwater Montana water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (19)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Broadwater County?
Broadwater County has 3,084 total drinking water violations across 20 water systems, of which 140 are health-based violations. 95.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Broadwater County systems?
Water systems in Broadwater County serve approximately 9,301 people through 20 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Broadwater County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Broadwater County.
What types of water sources supply Broadwater County?
Water systems in Broadwater County use GW (20 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious?
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 4.5% of Broadwater County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.