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Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp

At a glance

Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp (PWSID MT0062577) is an active transient non-community water system in Carbon County, Montana. It reports serving 75 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

75

Service connections

6

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0062577
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served75
Service connections6
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeFederal government
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedRed Lodge
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyCarbon County

How does Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp compare with other water systems in Carbon County?

By EPA's size categories, Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carbon County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 253 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 9,106 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 Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp is about half of 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 Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp?

EPA lists Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp as owned by the federal 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. 5 of the 36 active systems in Carbon County (14%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between August 2004 and January 2014. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (10 of them). EPA lists 12 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved
2013-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2013-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2011-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2007-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2005-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved
2004-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp: frequently asked questions

Who runs Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp?

Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp (PWSID MT0062577) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp serve?

Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp reports serving 75 people through 6 service connections in Carbon County, Montana.

Where does Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp 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 Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp 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 Carbon County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Red Lodge Mtn Main LodgeCarbon2,006Transient non-communityGroundwater
Red Lodge Water DeptCarbon2,000CommunityGroundwater
Bridger Town ofCarbon750CommunityGroundwater
Joliet Town ofCarbon600CommunityGroundwater
Fromberg Town ofCarbon498CommunityGroundwater
Bridger Rest AreaCarbon400Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Beartooth Mountain Youth Camp, PWSID MT0062577, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/beartooth-mountain-youth-camp-mt0062577 (data as of October 1, 2026).