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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS 083090037

Kicking Horse Job Corps

Pablo, EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems 59855 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 54 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

54
People served
25
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 25 drinking-water violations at Kicking Horse Job Corps, 36% of them health-based.

25
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
54
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kicking Horse Job Corps

Kicking Horse Job Corps is a native american-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 54 residents in Pablo, EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 25 total violations for this system , of which 9 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 16 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 8 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems has thousands of regulated public water systems tracked by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
54
Total Violations
25
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
14
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
16
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2003
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2020
TTHM MR 2 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2022
Chlorine MR 1 2023
Groundwater Rule TT 1 2018
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 1 2020

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Kicking Horse Job Corps.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID 083090037 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems Drinking Water Authority

EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

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Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Chlorine MR 1 SDWIS / 083090037 / 0999
2022 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / 083090037 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / 083090037 / 2456
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / 083090037 / 5000
2020 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 1 SDWIS / 083090037 / 1038
2018 Groundwater Rule TT 1 SDWIS / 083090037 / 0700
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / 083090037 / 3100
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / 083090037 / 3100

How Kicking Horse Job Corps Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Kicking Horse Job Corps EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 25 - SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 - Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None - EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 54 - Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across all regulated public water systems in EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kicking Horse Job Corps water safe to drink? ▼
Kicking Horse Job Corps (PWS ID: 083090037) has 25 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 54 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Kicking Horse Job Corps serve? ▼
Kicking Horse Job Corps serves 54 people in Pablo, EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems. It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.
What type of violations does Kicking Horse Job Corps have? ▼
Kicking Horse Job Corps has 25 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 16 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kicking Horse Job Corps water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kicking Horse Job Corps under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kicking Horse Job Corps use? ▼
Kicking Horse Job Corps uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.