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Community Water System · PWS MT0000464

Meadowlark of Billings LLC

Orem, Montana 84057 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

800
People served
52
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 52 drinking-water violations at Meadowlark of Billings LLC, 6% of them health-based - below the Montana per-system average.

52
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Meadowlark of Billings LLC

Meadowlark of Billings LLC is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 800 residents in Orem, Montana (Yellowstone County) through 218 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 52 total violations for this system , of which 3 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 41 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 20 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%).

Meadowlark of Billings LLC's 52 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
800
Total Violations
52
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
218
County
Yellowstone
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
41
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 1998
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2021
Nitrate MR 4 1996
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2004
Asbestos MR 4 2011
TTHM MR 4 2004
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 2015

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 Meadowlark of Billings LLC.

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 MT0000464 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 6 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 7000
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 5000
2015 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 0200
2011 Asbestos MR 4 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 1094
2004 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 2456
2004 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 2950
1998 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 3100
1996 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / MT0000464 / 1040

How Meadowlark of Billings LLC Compares

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

Metric Meadowlark of Billings LLC Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 52 131.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 800 492 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 Meadowlark of Billings LLC water safe to drink? ▼
Meadowlark of Billings LLC (PWS ID: MT0000464) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 800 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Meadowlark of Billings LLC serve? ▼
Meadowlark of Billings LLC serves 800 people in Orem, Montana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 218 service connections.
What type of violations does Meadowlark of Billings LLC have? ▼
Meadowlark of Billings LLC has 52 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 41 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Meadowlark of Billings LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Meadowlark of Billings LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Meadowlark of Billings LLC use? ▼
Meadowlark of Billings LLC 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.