Public water system · MT0004755

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Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene

At a glance

Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene (PWSID MT0004755) is an active transient non-community water system in Ravalli County, Montana. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0004755

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served75

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedVictor

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountyRavalli County

How does Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene compare with other water systems in Ravalli County?

By EPA's size categories, Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ravalli County has 130 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 237 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 30,805 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 Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene 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 Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene?

EPA lists Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene 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. 112 of the 130 active systems in Ravalli County (86%) are also privately owned.

Does Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. The violations listed here began between May 2013 and December 2022. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 3 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-12-09	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Unaddressed
2022-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2022-10-07	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2018-11-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2018-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2014-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2014-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2013-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene?

Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene (PWSID MT0004755) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene serve?

Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Ravalli County, Montana.

Where does Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene 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 Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. 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 Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene'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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene 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 Ravalli County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Hamilton City of	Ravalli	5,660	Community	Groundwater
Stevensville Town of	Ravalli	2,090	Community	Groundwater
Super One Food Store	Ravalli	1,769	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Town Pump Woodside 1	Ravalli	1,198	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Town Pump Florence 1	Ravalli	1,092	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Florence Carlton School	Ravalli	1,025	Non-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, “Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene, PWSID MT0004755, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/bitterroot-church-of-the-nazarene-mt0004755 (data as of October 1, 2026).