Public water system · MT0003972
ActiveBeartooth Ranch
At a glance
Beartooth Ranch (PWSID MT0003972) is an active transient non-community water system in Stillwater County, Montana. It reports serving 30 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Beartooth Ranch compare with other water systems in Stillwater County?
By EPA's size categories, Beartooth Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stillwater County has 30 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 278 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 8,352 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 Ranch is well 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 Beartooth Ranch?
EPA lists Beartooth Ranch 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. 21 of the 30 active systems in Stillwater County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Beartooth Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between November 2007 and July 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-11-01 | 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.
Beartooth Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Beartooth Ranch?
Beartooth Ranch (PWSID MT0003972) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Beartooth Ranch serve?
Beartooth Ranch reports serving 30 people through 8 service connections in Stillwater County, Montana.
Where does Beartooth Ranch 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 Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Ranch'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 July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Beartooth Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Beartooth Ranch 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 Stillwater County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Town of | Stillwater | 1,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cenex Zip Trip Num 50 | Stillwater | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Absarokee Water and Sewer Dist | Stillwater | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Columbus Rest Area Eastbound | Stillwater | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Columbus Rest Area Westbound | Stillwater | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stillwater Mining Company | Stillwater | 630 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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 Ranch, PWSID MT0003972, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/beartooth-ranch-mt0003972 (data as of October 1, 2026).