Public water system · MT0000130
ActiveCamp Ponderosa LLC
At a glance
Camp Ponderosa LLC (PWSID MT0000130) is an active transient non-community water system in Lake County, Montana. It reports serving 35 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Camp Ponderosa LLC compare with other water systems in Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp Ponderosa LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 220 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 19,829 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 Camp Ponderosa LLC 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 Camp Ponderosa LLC?
EPA lists Camp Ponderosa LLC as owned by a state government. 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. 8 of the 90 active systems in Lake County (8.9%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Camp Ponderosa LLC have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2005. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and August 2005. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Trichloroethylene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene and p-Dichlorobenzene. EPA lists 11 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Camp Ponderosa LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp Ponderosa LLC?
Camp Ponderosa LLC (PWSID MT0000130) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp Ponderosa LLC serve?
Camp Ponderosa LLC reports serving 35 people through 4 service connections in Lake County, Montana.
Where does Camp Ponderosa LLC 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 Camp Ponderosa LLC have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2005. 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 Camp Ponderosa LLC'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp Ponderosa LLC's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Ponderosa LLC 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 Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polson City of | Lake | 5,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ronan City of | Lake | 2,483 | Community | Surface water |
| Pablo Lake County Water and Sewer Dist | Lake | 2,175 | Community | Groundwater |
| St Ignatius Town of | Lake | 700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Woods Bay Water and Sewer District | Lake | 685 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wilson Foods | Lake | 600 | 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, “Camp Ponderosa LLC, PWSID MT0000130, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/camp-ponderosa-llc-mt0000130 (data as of October 1, 2026).