Public water system · MT0003452
ActiveCoal Banks Landing Blm
At a glance
Coal Banks Landing Blm (PWSID MT0003452) is an active transient non-community water system in Chouteau County, Montana. It reports serving 120 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Coal Banks Landing Blm compare with other water systems in Chouteau County?
By EPA's size categories, Coal Banks Landing Blm is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chouteau County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 288 people per system, and accounts for 3.5% of the 3,456 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 Coal Banks Landing Blm is about 17% 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 Coal Banks Landing Blm?
EPA lists Coal Banks Landing Blm as owned by the federal 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. 1 of the 12 active systems in Chouteau County (8.3%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Coal Banks Landing Blm have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2009 and June 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (5 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Coal Banks Landing Blm: frequently asked questions
Who runs Coal Banks Landing Blm?
Coal Banks Landing Blm (PWSID MT0003452) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Coal Banks Landing Blm serve?
Coal Banks Landing Blm reports serving 120 people through 5 service connections in Chouteau County, Montana.
Where does Coal Banks Landing Blm 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 Coal Banks Landing Blm 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 June 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 Coal Banks Landing Blm'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 June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Coal Banks Landing Blm's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Coal Banks Landing Blm 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 Chouteau County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Benton City of | Chouteau | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Big Sandy Town of | Chouteau | 608 | Community | Groundwater |
| Highwood County Water and Sewer District | Chouteau | 280 | Community | Groundwater |
| Geraldine Town of | Chouteau | 260 | Community | Groundwater |
| Loma County Water District | Chouteau | 200 | Community | Surface water |
| Carter Chouteau Co Water Dist | Chouteau | 150 | Community | 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, “Coal Banks Landing Blm, PWSID MT0003452, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/coal-banks-landing-blm-mt0003452 (data as of October 1, 2026).