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Community Water System · PWS MT0002696

Belgrade Trailer Court

Bozeman, Montana 59715 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 50 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

50
People served
730
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 730 drinking-water violations at Belgrade Trailer Court, 3% of them health-based - above the Montana per-system average.

730
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Belgrade Trailer Court

Belgrade Trailer Court is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 50 residents in Bozeman, Montana (Gallatin County) through 18 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 730 total violations for this system , of which 19 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 697 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 Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 78 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, 5 of 45 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (11.1%).

Belgrade Trailer Court's 730 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
730
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
18
County
Gallatin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
697
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 78 2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 21 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 21 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 21 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 21 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 21 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 21 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 21 2020
Toluene MR 21 2020
Styrene MR 21 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 21 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 21 2020
Benzene MR 21 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 21 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 21 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 21 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 21 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 18 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2019
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 7 2018
Chromium MR 7 2020
Fluoride MR 7 2020
Nickel MR 7 2020
Antimony, Total MR 7 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 Belgrade Trailer Court.

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 MT0002696 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 18 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 8000
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2380
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2955
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2964
2020 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2968
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2976
2020 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2977
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2979
2020 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2980
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2985
2020 Tetrachloroethylene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2987
2020 CHLOROBENZENE MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2989
2020 Toluene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2991
2020 Styrene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2996
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 21 SDWIS / MT0002696 / 2984

How Belgrade Trailer Court Compares

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

Metric Belgrade Trailer Court Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 730 131.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 11.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 11.1% 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 Belgrade Trailer Court water safe to drink? ▼
Belgrade Trailer Court (PWS ID: MT0002696) has 730 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 Belgrade Trailer Court serve? ▼
Belgrade Trailer Court serves 50 people in Bozeman, Montana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 18 service connections.
What type of violations does Belgrade Trailer Court have? ▼
Belgrade Trailer Court has 730 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 697 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Belgrade Trailer Court water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Belgrade Trailer Court under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Belgrade Trailer Court use? ▼
Belgrade Trailer Court uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.