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Silver Bow County, Montana

Water Systems
23
Population Served
42,630
Total Violations
2,525
93 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
109.8
Avg Violations per System
3.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
18 systems (78%)
SW
5 systems (22%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Silver Bow Montana water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (23)

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

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Butte Silverbow Water Dept 33,000 334 Clean
Montana Technological University 3,200 179 -
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort 1,965 76 -
Harrington Bottling Co 1,001 9 -
Divide Feely North Rest Stop 500 57 -
Divide Feely South Rest Stop 500 35 -
Culligan Water Facility Butte 423 113 -
Fairmont RV Resort 263 96 -
Montana Precision Products 260 111 -
Rec Advanced Silicon Materials LLC 210 15 -
Lds Church Butte 200 18 -
Mountain States Leasing Butte LLC 170 129 -
Wingate by Wyndham 160 52 -
Ramsay School District 140 144 -
Town Pump Butte Comfort Inn 125 30 -
Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino 112 263 -
Hitchin Post The 111 307 -
Ramsay Water and Sewer District 97 119 -
Melrose Bar 64 130 -
Sportsman Lodge and RV Park 37 60 -
2 Bar Lazy H Campground 37 182 -
Safeway No 259 30 16 -
Primo Refill Wal-Mart No 1901 25 50 -

Other Counties in Montana

Yellowstone County
116 systems · 168,956 served · 16,006 violations
Gallatin County
207 systems · 147,444 served · 30,683 violations
Missoula County
243 systems · 138,758 served · 31,553 violations
Flathead County
324 systems · 105,538 served · 20,270 violations
Cascade County
98 systems · 96,521 served · 15,613 violations
Lewis and Clark County
162 systems · 67,948 served · 24,270 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Silver Bow County? ▼
Silver Bow County has 2,525 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 93 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Silver Bow County systems? ▼
Water systems in Silver Bow County serve approximately 42,630 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Silver Bow County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Silver Bow County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Silver Bow County? ▼
Water systems in Silver Bow County use GW (18 systems), SW (5 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. 3.7% of Silver Bow 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.