Public water system · MT0004847
ActiveChrist Church of Great Falls
At a glance
Christ Church of Great Falls (PWSID MT0004847) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Cascade County, Montana. It reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
1
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Christ Church of Great Falls compare with other water systems in Cascade County?
By EPA's size categories, Christ Church of Great Falls is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cascade County has 98 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 985 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Christ Church of Great Falls is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Montana has 319 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% 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 Christ Church of Great Falls?
EPA lists Christ Church of Great Falls 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 Christ Church of Great Falls have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2021 and December 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Christ Church of Great Falls: frequently asked questions
Who runs Christ Church of Great Falls?
Christ Church of Great Falls (PWSID MT0004847) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Christ Church of Great Falls serve?
Christ Church of Great Falls reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection in Cascade County, Montana.
Where does Christ Church of Great Falls 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 Christ Church of Great Falls have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Christ Church of Great Falls' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Christ Church of Great Falls' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Christ Church of Great Falls is a non-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 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, “Christ Church of Great Falls, PWSID MT0004847, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/christ-church-of-great-falls-mt0004847 (data as of October 1, 2026).