Public water system · MT0001522
ActiveCheckerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct
At a glance
Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct (PWSID MT0001522) is an active transient non-community water system in Meagher County, Montana. It reports serving 52 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
52
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct compare with other water systems in Meagher County?
By EPA's size categories, Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Meagher County has 8 active public water systems, and Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 228 people per system, and accounts for 2.8% of the 1,825 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 Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct is about 64% 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 Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct?
EPA lists Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct 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. 6 of the 8 active systems in Meagher County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2020 and September 2025. By type: 6 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-06-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-04-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct: frequently asked questions
Who runs Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct?
Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct (PWSID MT0001522) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct serve?
Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct reports serving 52 people through 8 service connections in Meagher County, Montana.
Where does Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct 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 Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct 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 Meagher County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Sulphur Springs City of | Meagher | 1,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Showdown Ski Lift Inc. | Meagher | 448 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Springdale Hutterite Colony | Meagher | 87 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bair Family Museum | Meagher | 83 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Martinsdale Water and Sewer District | Meagher | 75 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ringling Bar | Meagher | 47 | 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, “Checkerboard Bar Motel and Tr Ct, PWSID MT0001522, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/checkerboard-bar-motel-and-tr-ct-mt0001522 (data as of October 1, 2026).