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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MT0003164

New Life Church

Billings, Montana 59106 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 250 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

250
People served
185
EPA violations
80
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 185 drinking-water violations at New Life Church, 43% of them health-based - above the Montana per-system average.

185
Total EPA violations on record
43%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
250
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New Life Church

New Life Church is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 250 residents in Billings, Montana (Yellowstone County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 185 total violations for this system , of which 80 (43%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 105 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate-Nitrite, recorded in 52 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

New Life Church's 185 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
250
Total Violations
185
Health-Based Violations
80
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Yellowstone
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
69
Monitoring Violations
105
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 52 2022
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 34 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 2004
E. COLI MR 11 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2004
Groundwater Rule TT 4 2014
Nitrate MR 1 1998
Fluoride MR 1 1996
Selenium MR 1 1996
Mercury MR 1 1996
Chromium MR 1 1996
Barium MR 1 1996
Cadmium MR 1 1996

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 New Life Church.

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 MT0003164 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
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 8000
2022 Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 52 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1038
2021 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 34 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1038
2019 E. COLI MR 11 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 3014
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 8000
2014 Groundwater Rule TT 4 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 0700
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 28 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 3100
2004 Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 3100
2004 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 5000
1998 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1040
1996 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1025
1996 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1045
1996 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1035
1996 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1020
1996 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / MT0003164 / 1010

How New Life Church Compares

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

Metric New Life Church Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 185 131.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 80 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 250 492 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 New Life Church water safe to drink? ▼
New Life Church (PWS ID: MT0003164) has 185 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 250 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does New Life Church serve? ▼
New Life Church serves 250 people in Billings, Montana. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does New Life Church have? ▼
New Life Church has 185 total violations: 80 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 105 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New Life Church water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New Life Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New Life Church use? ▼
New Life Church uses Surface Water 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.