Public water system · MT0005062
ActiveDreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved
At a glance
Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved (PWSID MT0005062) is an active transient non-community water system in Park County, Montana. It reports serving 59 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
59
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved compare with other water systems in Park County?
By EPA's size categories, Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Park County has 59 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 271 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 15,983 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 Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved is about 59% 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 Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved?
EPA lists Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved 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. 49 of the 59 active systems in Park County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and June 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-18 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved?
Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved (PWSID MT0005062) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved serve?
Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved reports serving 59 people through 1 service connection in Park County, Montana.
Where does Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved 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 Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 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 Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved'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 4 violations for this system; 1 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 Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved 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 Park County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston City of | Park | 7,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Emigrant Rest Stop | Park | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gardiner Park Co Water Dist | Park | 700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sage Lodge | Park | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Yellowstone Travel Plaza Truck Stop | Park | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chico Hot Springs | Park | 415 | Non-transient non-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, “Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel Unapproved, PWSID MT0005062, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/dreamcatcher-tipi-hotel-unapproved-mt0005062 (data as of October 1, 2026).