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Flathead River Rv Resort

At a glance

Flathead River Rv Resort (PWSID MT0004164) is an active transient non-community water system in Lake County, Montana. It reports serving 84 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2000.

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

Population served

84

Service connections

53

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0004164
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served84
Service connections53
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedPolson
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyLake County

How does Flathead River Rv Resort compare with other water systems in Lake County?

By EPA's size categories, Flathead River Rv Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 220 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 19,829 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 River Rv Resort is about 42% 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 Flathead River Rv Resort?

EPA lists Flathead River Rv 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. 71 of the 90 active systems in Lake County (79%) are also privately owned.

Does Flathead River Rv Resort have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2000. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and November 2000. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Ethylene dibromide (EDB), Heptachlor epoxide and Aldicarb sulfoxide. EPA lists 12 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2000-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 032,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin)code 2063NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Heptachlorcode 2065NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Picloramcode 2040NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 032,4-Dcode 2105NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 032,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chlorobenzenecode 2989NoResolved

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.

Flathead River Rv Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs Flathead River Rv Resort?

Flathead River Rv Resort (PWSID MT0004164) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Flathead River Rv Resort serve?

Flathead River Rv Resort reports serving 84 people through 53 service connections in Lake County, Montana.

Where does Flathead River Rv 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 Flathead River Rv Resort 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 November 2000. 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 River Rv 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Flathead River Rv Resort's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Flathead River Rv 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 Lake County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Polson City ofLake5,300CommunityGroundwater
Ronan City ofLake2,483CommunitySurface water
Pablo Lake County Water and Sewer DistLake2,175CommunityGroundwater
St Ignatius Town ofLake700CommunityGroundwater
Woods Bay Water and Sewer DistrictLake685CommunityGroundwater
Wilson FoodsLake600Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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 River Rv Resort, PWSID MT0004164, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/flathead-river-rv-resort-mt0004164 (data as of October 1, 2026).