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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MT0001206

Wagon Wheel Bar

Glendive, Montana 59330 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
41
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 41 drinking-water violations at Wagon Wheel Bar, 24% of them health-based - below the Montana per-system average.

41
Total EPA violations on record
24%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wagon Wheel Bar

Wagon Wheel Bar is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Glendive, Montana (Dawson County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 41 total violations for this system , of which 10 (24%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 25 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 15 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%).

Wagon Wheel Bar's 41 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
100
Total Violations
41
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Dawson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
25
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2013
E. COLI MR 3 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2017
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2001
Nitrate MR 1 1993

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 Wagon Wheel Bar.

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 MT0001206 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
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / MT0001206 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / MT0001206 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / MT0001206 / 3100
2013 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / MT0001206 / 3014
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / MT0001206 / 3100
2001 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / MT0001206 / 1038
1993 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / MT0001206 / 1040

How Wagon Wheel Bar Compares

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

Metric Wagon Wheel Bar Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 41 131.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 100 492 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 Wagon Wheel Bar water safe to drink? ▼
Wagon Wheel Bar (PWS ID: MT0001206) has 41 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wagon Wheel Bar serve? ▼
Wagon Wheel Bar serves 100 people in Glendive, Montana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Wagon Wheel Bar have? ▼
Wagon Wheel Bar has 41 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 25 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wagon Wheel Bar water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wagon Wheel Bar under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wagon Wheel Bar use? ▼
Wagon Wheel Bar uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.