Public water system · MT0004750
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At a glance
Bair Family Museum (PWSID MT0004750) is an active transient non-community water system in Meagher County, Montana. It reports serving 83 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
83
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bair Family Museum compare with other water systems in Meagher County?
By EPA's size categories, Bair Family Museum is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Meagher County has 8 active public water systems, and Bair Family Museum is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 228 people per system, and accounts for 4.5% of the 1,825 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bair Family Museum is about 42% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Montana has 1,206 active transient non-community water systems, 51% of the state's 2,378 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,994 Montana systems (84%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bair Family Museum?
EPA lists Bair Family Museum as privately owned. The MT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 8 active systems in Meagher County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Bair Family Museum have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2016 and May 2024. By type: 2 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 5 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Bair Family Museum: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bair Family Museum?
Bair Family Museum (PWSID MT0004750) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Bair Family Museum serve?
Bair Family Museum reports serving 83 people through 2 service connections in Meagher County, Montana.
Where does Bair Family Museum get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Bair Family Museum have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Bair Family Museum's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bair Family Museum's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bair Family Museum is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Meagher County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Sulphur Springs City of | Meagher | 1,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Showdown Ski Lift Inc. | Meagher | 448 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Springdale Hutterite Colony | Meagher | 87 | Community | Groundwater |
| Martinsdale Water and Sewer District | Meagher | 75 | Community | Groundwater |
| Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct | Meagher | 52 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ringling Bar | Meagher | 47 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bair Family Museum, PWSID MT0004750, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/bair-family-museum-mt0004750 (data as of October 1, 2026).