Public water system · 083090308
ActiveBlue Bay Campground
At a glance
Blue Bay Campground (PWSID 083090308) is an active transient non-community water system in Montana. It reports serving 404 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as Native American-owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
404
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blue Bay Campground compare with other water systems in Montana?
By EPA's size categories, Blue Bay Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). 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 Blue Bay Campground is about 181% 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 Blue Bay Campground?
EPA lists Blue Bay Campground as Native American-owned. The EPA Region 08 is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Does Blue Bay Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between April 2020 and October 2020. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | 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.
Blue Bay Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blue Bay Campground?
Blue Bay Campground (PWSID 083090308) is a transient non-community water system Native American-owned. It is regulated by the EPA Region 08.
How many people does Blue Bay Campground serve?
Blue Bay Campground reports serving 404 people through 40 service connections in Montana.
Where does Blue Bay Campground 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 Blue Bay Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. 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 Blue Bay Campground'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the EPA Region 08.
Where can I find Blue Bay Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blue Bay Campground 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 Montana
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings City of | Yellowstone | 114,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Missoula Water | Missoula | 68,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Great Falls City of | Cascade | 60,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Bozeman City of | Gallatin | 56,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Butte Silverbow Water Dept | Silver Bow | 33,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Helena Water System | Lewis and Clark | 32,091 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Blue Bay Campground, PWSID 083090308, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/blue-bay-campground-083090308 (data as of October 1, 2026).