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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MT0004204

University of Montana

Operator location Missoula, Montana - 0% of 26 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); groundwater source; 15,000 served per SDWIS.

15,000
People served (this PWS)
26
EPA violations (this PWS)
0
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

University of Montana standing, mid SDWIS violation third

0% of 26 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%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,456 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

University of Montana lands in the middle third by violation volume (26), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (15,000; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#3,456 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#9 of 283
Population · MT
26
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.

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
68
County
Missoula
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
26
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 17 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2024

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

University of Montana has 26 recorded EPA violations, 38% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 61% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (0 of 26), and it ranks #3,456 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)

26 Lower than most fewer violations than 61% 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

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFDA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/16/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/16/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/16/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/16/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/16/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/16/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/16/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/16/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/16/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/16/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/16/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/16/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/16/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/16/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/16/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/16/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/16/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/16/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 11/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 11/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 11/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 11/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 11/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 11/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 11/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 11/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 11/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 11/27/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 11/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 11/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on University of Montana

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 MT0004204.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

26 violations · 15,000 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with University of Montana

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater