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Community Water System · PWS MT0000165

Bridger Town Of

Bridger, Montana 59014 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 750 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

750
People served
106
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 106 drinking-water violations at Bridger Town Of - below the Montana per-system average.

106
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
750
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bridger Town Of

Bridger Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 750 residents in Bridger, Montana (Carbon County) through 377 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 106 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 98 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 Chlorine, recorded in 27 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Montana, EPA tracks 2,263 public water systems serving 1,112,267 people, with 297,270 cumulative violations and 25,922 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 131.4 violations. Statewide, 28 of 45 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (62.2%).

Bridger Town Of's 106 violations sit below the Montana average.

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
750
Total Violations
106
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
377
County
Carbon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
98
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 27 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2010
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 8 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2020
Antimony, Total MR 6 1999
Nickel MR 6 1999
Beryllium, Total MR 6 1999
Arsenic MR 6 1999
Thallium, Total MR 6 1999
Asbestos MR 3 2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 1996

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 Bridger Town Of.

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 MT0000165 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Montana Drinking Water Authority

Montana'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 MT 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
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 7000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 8000
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 5000
2014 Chlorine MR 27 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 0999
2011 Asbestos MR 3 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 1094
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 3100
2009 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 8 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 1038
1999 Antimony, Total MR 6 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 1074
1999 Nickel MR 6 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 1036
1999 Beryllium, Total MR 6 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 1075
1999 Arsenic MR 6 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 1005
1999 Thallium, Total MR 6 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 1085
1996 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 1 SDWIS / MT0000165 / 2383

How Bridger Town Of Compares

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

Metric Bridger Town Of Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 106 131.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 11.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 62.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 750 492 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,263 regulated public water systems in Montana.

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 Bridger Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Bridger Town Of (PWS ID: MT0000165) has 106 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 750 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bridger Town Of serve? ▼
Bridger Town Of serves 750 people in Bridger, Montana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 377 service connections.
What type of violations does Bridger Town Of have? ▼
Bridger Town Of has 106 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 98 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bridger Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bridger Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bridger Town Of use? ▼
Bridger Town Of uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.