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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MT0002034

Town Pump Three Forks 1

Operator location Butte, Montana - 0% of 934 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); groundwater source; 2,245 served per SDWIS.

2,245
People served (this PWS) Middle third of systems
934
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
0
Health-based (this PWS) Lower third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Town Pump Three Forks 1 standing, high SDWIS violation third

0% of 934 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Population rank #12,718 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Town Pump Three Forks 1 sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (934), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,245 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#12,718 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#60 of 283
Population · MT
934
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

C
Water Safety Score
58/100
Town Pump Three Forks 1

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations A+
0
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
934
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Broadwater
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
931
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 23 2002
BHC-GAMMA MR 21 2020
Methoxychlor MR 21 2020
Toxaphene MR 21 2020
Dalapon MR 21 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 21 2020
OXAMYL MR 21 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 21 2020
Picloram MR 21 2020
Carbofuran MR 21 2020
Heptachlor MR 21 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 21 2020
2,4,5-TP MR 21 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 21 2020
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 21 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 21 2020
LASSO MR 21 2020
Atrazine MR 21 2020
Simazine MR 21 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 21 2020
Dinoseb MR 21 2020
Chlordane MR 21 2020
Endrin MR 21 2020
2,4-D MR 21 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 18 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 18 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 18 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 18 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 18 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 18 2020

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Town Pump Three Forks 1 has 934 recorded EPA violations, 99% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 1% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (0 of 934), and it ranks #12,718 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

934 Higher than most more violations than 99% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Town Pump Three Forks 1 plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 02004006008001,000 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Town Pump Three Forks 1-934, 0%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Health-based violations on Town Pump Three Forks 1

0 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for MT0002034.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

934 violations · 2,245 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Town Pump Three Forks 1

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