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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MT0001595

Pine Creek School District 19

Livingston, Montana 59047 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
1,435
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,435 drinking-water violations at Pine Creek School District 19, 1% of them health-based - above the Montana per-system average.

1,435
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pine Creek School District 19

Pine Creek School District 19 is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Livingston, Montana (Park County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,435 total violations for this system , of which 10 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,422 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is DICHLOROMETHANE, recorded in 37 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%).

Pine Creek School District 19's 1,435 violations sit above 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
50
Total Violations
1,435
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Park
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
1,422
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 37 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 37 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 37 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 37 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 37 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 37 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 37 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 37 2020
Benzene MR 37 2020
Toluene MR 37 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 37 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 37 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 37 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 37 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 37 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 37 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 37 2020
Styrene MR 37 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 37 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 37 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 37 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2014
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 23 2017
Endrin MR 21 2020
BHC-GAMMA MR 21 2020
Methoxychlor MR 21 2020
OXAMYL MR 21 2020
Picloram MR 21 2020
Dinoseb MR 21 2020
LASSO MR 21 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 Pine Creek School District 19.

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 MT0001595 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 8000
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2964
2020 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2968
2020 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2969
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2976
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2979
2020 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2980
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2985
2020 Tetrachloroethylene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2987
2020 Benzene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2990
2020 Toluene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2991
2020 Ethylbenzene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2992
2020 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2378
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2380
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 37 SDWIS / MT0001595 / 2955

How Pine Creek School District 19 Compares

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

Metric Pine Creek School District 19 Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,435 131.4 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 50 492 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 Pine Creek School District 19 water safe to drink? ▼
Pine Creek School District 19 (PWS ID: MT0001595) has 1435 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 50 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pine Creek School District 19 serve? ▼
Pine Creek School District 19 serves 50 people in Livingston, Montana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Pine Creek School District 19 have? ▼
Pine Creek School District 19 has 1,435 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,422 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pine Creek School District 19 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pine Creek School District 19 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pine Creek School District 19 use? ▼
Pine Creek School District 19 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.