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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS 083090092

Blackfeet Community Hospital

Browning, EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems 59417 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 600 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

600
People served
42
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 42 drinking-water violations at Blackfeet Community Hospital, 21% of them health-based.

42
Total EPA violations on record
21%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
600
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Blackfeet Community Hospital

Blackfeet Community Hospital is a federal-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 600 residents in Browning, EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 42 total violations for this system , of which 9 (21%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 33 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 19 violations (MON). 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
600
Total Violations
42
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
1
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
33
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2014
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2012
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2022
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 2 2018
Groundwater Rule TT 1 2019

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 Blackfeet Community Hospital.

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 083090092 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.

Find 08 regulator via EPA SDWIS

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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 SDWIS / 083090092 / 8000
2025 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / 083090092 / 0200
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / 083090092 / 5000
2019 Groundwater Rule TT 1 SDWIS / 083090092 / 0700
2018 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / 083090092 / 1038
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / 083090092 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / 083090092 / 3100

How Blackfeet Community Hospital Compares

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

Metric Blackfeet Community Hospital EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 42 - 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 600 - 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 Blackfeet Community Hospital water safe to drink? ▼
Blackfeet Community Hospital (PWS ID: 083090092) has 42 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 600 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Blackfeet Community Hospital serve? ▼
Blackfeet Community Hospital serves 600 people in Browning, EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems. It is a Federal-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Blackfeet Community Hospital have? ▼
Blackfeet Community Hospital has 42 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 33 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Blackfeet Community Hospital water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Blackfeet Community Hospital under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Blackfeet Community Hospital use? ▼
Blackfeet Community Hospital uses Surface Water 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.