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Camp Tuffit LLC

At a glance

Camp Tuffit LLC (PWSID MT0001020) is an active transient non-community water system in Lake County, Montana. It reports serving 151 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005.

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

Population served

151

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0001020

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served151

Service connections35

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedProctor

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountyLake County

How does Camp Tuffit LLC compare with other water systems in Lake County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Tuffit LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is about 31% below the county average of 220 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 Tuffit LLC is roughly in line with 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 60 Montana systems (2.5%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Camp Tuffit LLC?

EPA lists Camp Tuffit LLC 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. 71 of the 90 active systems in Lake County (79%) are also privately owned.

Does Camp Tuffit LLC have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. The violations listed here began between May 1999 and July 2005. By type: 5 required treatment not met, 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2005-07-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2005-06-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2005-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	No	Resolved
2000-06-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2000-05-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
1999-05-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved

All 10 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 Tuffit LLC: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Tuffit LLC?

Camp Tuffit LLC (PWSID MT0001020) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Tuffit LLC serve?

Camp Tuffit LLC reports serving 151 people through 35 service connections in Lake County, Montana.

Where does Camp Tuffit LLC get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Camp Tuffit LLC have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Tuffit 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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Tuffit LLC's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Tuffit 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 Tuffit LLC, PWSID MT0001020, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/camp-tuffit-llc-mt0001020 (data as of October 1, 2026).