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Community Water System · PWS MT0004891

Bee Hive Homes Msla

Missoula, Montana 59801 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 106 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

106
People served
732
EPA violations
28
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 732 drinking-water violations at Bee Hive Homes Msla, 4% of them health-based - above the Montana per-system average.

732
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
106
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bee Hive Homes Msla

Bee Hive Homes Msla is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 106 residents in Missoula, Montana (Missoula County) through 6 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 732 total violations for this system , of which 28 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 702 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 24 violations (TT, 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, 5 of 45 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (11.1%).

Bee Hive Homes Msla's 732 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
106
Total Violations
732
Health-Based Violations
28
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6
County
Missoula
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
702
Treatment Tech Violations
24

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 24 2023
2,4,5-TP MR 18 2015
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 18 2015
Pentachlorophenol MR 18 2015
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 18 2015
Chlordane MR 18 2015
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 18 2015
Endrin MR 18 2015
Toxaphene MR 18 2015
Picloram MR 18 2015
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 18 2015
Simazine MR 18 2015
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 18 2015
Aldicarb sulfone MR 18 2015
Carbofuran MR 18 2015
Aldicarb MR 18 2015
Atrazine MR 18 2015
LASSO MR 18 2015
Heptachlor epoxide MR 18 2015
BHC-GAMMA MR 18 2015
Methoxychlor MR 18 2015
Dinoseb MR 18 2015
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 18 2015
2,4-D MR 18 2015
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 18 2015
Dalapon MR 18 2015
OXAMYL MR 18 2015
Heptachlor MR 18 2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 9 2015
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 2017

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 Bee Hive Homes Msla.

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 MT0004891 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 Groundwater Rule MR 6 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 0700
2023 Groundwater Rule TT 24 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 0700
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2456
2021 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2950
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 8000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 5000
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 7000
2017 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2968
2017 Vinyl chloride MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2976
2017 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2977
2017 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2979
2017 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2980
2017 Tetrachloroethylene MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2987
2017 CHLOROBENZENE MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2989
2017 Benzene MR 9 SDWIS / MT0004891 / 2990

How Bee Hive Homes Msla Compares

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

Metric Bee Hive Homes Msla Montana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 732 131.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 28 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 106 492 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 Bee Hive Homes Msla water safe to drink? ▼
Bee Hive Homes Msla (PWS ID: MT0004891) has 732 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 106 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bee Hive Homes Msla serve? ▼
Bee Hive Homes Msla serves 106 people in Missoula, Montana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections.
What type of violations does Bee Hive Homes Msla have? ▼
Bee Hive Homes Msla has 732 total violations: 28 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 702 monitoring/reporting violations, and 24 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bee Hive Homes Msla water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bee Hive Homes Msla under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bee Hive Homes Msla use? ▼
Bee Hive Homes Msla 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.