Public water system · MT0005128
ActiveBitterroot Health Stevensville
At a glance
Bitterroot Health Stevensville (PWSID MT0005128) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Ravalli County, Montana. It reports serving 140 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
140
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bitterroot Health Stevensville compare with other water systems in Ravalli County?
By EPA's size categories, Bitterroot Health Stevensville is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ravalli County has 130 active public water systems. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 237 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bitterroot Health Stevensville is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Montana has 319 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% 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 Health Stevensville?
EPA lists Bitterroot Health Stevensville 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 Health Stevensville have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2025 and December 2025. By type: 4 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-12-20 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-12-20 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-12-20 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 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 Health Stevensville: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bitterroot Health Stevensville?
Bitterroot Health Stevensville (PWSID MT0005128) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Bitterroot Health Stevensville serve?
Bitterroot Health Stevensville reports serving 140 people through 1 service connection in Ravalli County, Montana.
Where does Bitterroot Health Stevensville 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 Health Stevensville have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. 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 Health Stevensville'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 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bitterroot Health Stevensville's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bitterroot Health Stevensville is a non-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 Health Stevensville, PWSID MT0005128, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/bitterroot-health-stevensville-mt0005128 (data as of October 1, 2026).