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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MT0002145

Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino

Butte, Montana 59701 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 112 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

112
People served
263
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 263 drinking-water violations at Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino - above the Montana per-system average.

263
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
112
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino

Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 112 residents in Butte, Montana (Silver Bow County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 263 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 258 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 214 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%).

Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino's 263 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
112
Total Violations
263
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Silver Bow
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
258
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 214 2015
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 27 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 2022
Nitrate MR 5 1998
E. COLI MR 3 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2016

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 Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino.

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 MT0002145 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / MT0002145 / 8000
2016 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / MT0002145 / 3014
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / MT0002145 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 214 SDWIS / MT0002145 / 3100
2005 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 27 SDWIS / MT0002145 / 1038
1998 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / MT0002145 / 1040

How Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino Compares

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

Metric Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 263 131.4 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 112 492 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 Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino water safe to drink? ▼
Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino (PWS ID: MT0002145) has 263 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 112 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino serve? ▼
Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino serves 112 people in Butte, Montana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino have? ▼
Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino has 263 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 258 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino use? ▼
Drunk'n Miner Copper Spirits Casino 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.