Public water system · MT0002996

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Emerald View Park

At a glance

Emerald View Park (PWSID MT0002996) is an active community water system in Yellowstone County, Montana. It reports serving 320 people through 120 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

320

Service connections

120

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0002996

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served320

Service connections120

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedBillings

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountyYellowstone County

How does Emerald View Park compare with other water systems in Yellowstone County?

By EPA's size categories, Emerald View Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yellowstone County has 119 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,422 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 169,240 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Emerald View Park is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Montana has 853 active community water systems, 36% 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 Emerald View Park?

EPA lists Emerald View Park 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. 97 of the 119 active systems in Yellowstone County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Emerald View Park have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1997 and December 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2024-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Asbestoscode 1094	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2018-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2000-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1997-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Emerald View Park: frequently asked questions

Who runs Emerald View Park?

Emerald View Park (PWSID MT0002996) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Emerald View Park serve?

Emerald View Park reports serving 320 people through 120 service connections in Yellowstone County, Montana.

Where does Emerald View Park 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 Emerald View Park have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 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 Emerald View Park'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Emerald View Park's water quality report?

As a community water system, Emerald View Park must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Yellowstone County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Billings City of	Yellowstone	114,000	Community	Surface water
Billings Heights Co Water Dist of	Yellowstone	12,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Laurel Municipal Water System	Yellowstone	6,339	Community	Surface water
Lockwood Water and Sewer District	Yellowstone	5,900	Community	Surface water
Rocky Mountain College	Yellowstone	5,700	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Montana State University Billings	Yellowstone	2,999	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, “Emerald View Park, PWSID MT0002996, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/emerald-view-park-mt0002996 (data as of October 1, 2026).