Public water system · MT0040973
ActiveBannack St Park Visitor Center
At a glance
Bannack St Park Visitor Center (PWSID MT0040973) is an active transient non-community water system in Beaverhead County, Montana. It reports serving 410 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
410
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bannack St Park Visitor Center compare with other water systems in Beaverhead County?
By EPA's size categories, Bannack St Park Visitor Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Beaverhead County has 48 active public water systems, and Bannack St Park Visitor Center is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 198 people per system, and accounts for 4.3% of the 9,494 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 Bannack St Park Visitor Center is about 185% above 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 Bannack St Park Visitor Center?
EPA lists Bannack St Park Visitor Center as owned by a state government. 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. 3 of the 48 active systems in Beaverhead County (6.3%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Bannack St Park Visitor Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2014. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and June 2014. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Bannack St Park Visitor Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bannack St Park Visitor Center?
Bannack St Park Visitor Center (PWSID MT0040973) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Bannack St Park Visitor Center serve?
Bannack St Park Visitor Center reports serving 410 people through 3 service connections in Beaverhead County, Montana.
Where does Bannack St Park Visitor Center 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 Bannack St Park Visitor Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2014. 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 Bannack St Park Visitor Center'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bannack St Park Visitor Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bannack St Park Visitor Center 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 Beaverhead County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon City of | Beaverhead | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town Pump Dillon 2 | Beaverhead | 924 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Maverick Mountain Resort LLC | Beaverhead | 340 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Hildreth Subdivision No 2 | Beaverhead | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Keller Subdivision No 2 Hoa | Beaverhead | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lima Town of | Beaverhead | 279 | 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, “Bannack St Park Visitor Center, PWSID MT0040973, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/bannack-st-park-visitor-center-mt0040973 (data as of October 1, 2026).