Public water system · MT0005164
ActiveBushard Water Company
At a glance
Bushard Water Company (PWSID MT0005164) is an active community water system in Cascade County, Montana. It reports serving 425 people through 170 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
425
Service connections
170
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bushard Water Company compare with other water systems in Cascade County?
By EPA's size categories, Bushard Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cascade County has 98 active public water systems. Its population served is about 57% below the county average of 985 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 96,513 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bushard Water Company is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Montana has 853 active community water systems, 36% of the state's 2,378 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 212 Montana systems (8.9%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bushard Water Company?
EPA lists Bushard Water Company 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. 73 of the 98 active systems in Cascade County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Bushard Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2024 and December 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-18 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Bushard Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bushard Water Company?
Bushard Water Company (PWSID MT0005164) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Bushard Water Company serve?
Bushard Water Company reports serving 425 people through 170 service connections in Cascade County, Montana.
Where does Bushard Water Company get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Bushard Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is 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 Bushard Water Company'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bushard Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bushard Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Cascade County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls City of | Cascade | 60,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Malmstrom Air Force Base | Cascade | 8,850 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Source Giant Springs Inc. | Cascade | 3,007 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Montana Expo Park Cascade County | Cascade | 2,510 | Transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Sun Prairie Village County | Cascade | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| University of Providence | Cascade | 1,472 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased 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, “Bushard Water Company, PWSID MT0005164, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/bushard-water-company-mt0005164 (data as of October 1, 2026).