Public water system · MT0003510
ActiveFlathead Lutheran Bible Camp
At a glance
Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp (PWSID MT0003510) is an active transient non-community water system in Flathead County, Montana. It reports serving 204 people through 22 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
204
Service connections
22
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp compare with other water systems in Flathead County?
By EPA's size categories, Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Flathead County has 327 active public water systems. Its population served is about 37% below the county average of 324 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 105,781 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 Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp is about 42% above 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 Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp?
EPA lists Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp 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. 263 of the 327 active systems in Flathead County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1992 and July 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp?
Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp (PWSID MT0003510) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp serve?
Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp reports serving 204 people through 22 service connections in Flathead County, Montana.
Where does Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp 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 Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp 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 Flathead County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell Public Works | Flathead | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whitefish City of | Flathead | 10,418 | Community | Surface water |
| Flathead County Water and Sewer | Flathead | 7,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bigfork County Water and Sewer | Flathead | 6,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Columbia Falls City of | Flathead | 4,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ridge Run | Flathead | 3,500 | 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, “Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, PWSID MT0003510, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/flathead-lutheran-bible-camp-mt0003510 (data as of October 1, 2026).