Public water system · MT0001506
ActiveEl Western Resort
At a glance
El Western Resort (PWSID MT0001506) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, Montana. It reports serving 52 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
52
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does El Western Resort compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, El Western Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 320 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 14,392 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 El Western Resort 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 El Western Resort?
EPA lists El Western Resort 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. 26 of the 45 active systems in Madison County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does El Western Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and April 2026. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
El Western Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs El Western Resort?
El Western Resort (PWSID MT0001506) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does El Western Resort serve?
El Western Resort reports serving 52 people through 9 service connections in Madison County, Montana.
Where does El Western Resort 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 El Western Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 El Western Resort'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find El Western Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. El Western Resort 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky County Water and Sewer Dist 363 | Madison | 4,132 | Community | Groundwater |
| Virginia City Water Dept | Madison | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ennis Town of | Madison | 1,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sheridan Town of | Madison | 632 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nevada City | Madison | 621 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Earthquake Lake Visitor Center | Madison | 503 | 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, “El Western Resort, PWSID MT0001506, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/el-western-resort-mt0001506 (data as of October 1, 2026).