Question 1

Is Riverside Water and Sewer Dist water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Riverside Water and Sewer Dist (PWS ID: MT0002173) has 237 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 344 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Riverside Water and Sewer Dist serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Riverside Water and Sewer Dist serves 344 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Bozeman or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 126 service connections. The operator address is listed in Bozeman, Montana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Riverside Water and Sewer Dist have?

Accepted Answer

Riverside Water and Sewer Dist has 237 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 217 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Riverside Water and Sewer Dist water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Riverside Water and Sewer Dist under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Riverside Water and Sewer Dist use?

Accepted Answer

Riverside Water and Sewer Dist uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Riverside Water and Sewer Dist's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Riverside Water and Sewer Dist has 237 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 12% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 88% of that cohort has fewer violations than Riverside Water and Sewer Dist. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	48	2016
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	28	2022
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	2011
Nitrate	MR	6	1999
Barium	MR	6	1999
Cadmium	MR	6	1999
Chromium	MR	6	1999
Fluoride	MR	6	1999
Mercury	MR	6	1999
Antimony, Total	MR	6	1999
Beryllium, Total	MR	6	1999
Nickel	MR	6	1999
Thallium, Total	MR	6	1999
Selenium	MR	6	1999
Arsenic	MR	6	1999
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	6	2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2005
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	3	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2005
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	2005
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	2005
Benzene	MR	3	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	2005

Riverside Water and Sewer Dist

Riverside Water and Sewer Dist standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Riverside Water and Sewer Dist

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load