Public water system · MT0002895
ActiveFox Water Service Incorporated
At a glance
Fox Water Service Incorporated (PWSID MT0002895) is an active community water system in Yellowstone County, Montana. It reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
1
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fox Water Service Incorporated compare with other water systems in Yellowstone County?
By EPA's size categories, Fox Water Service Incorporated 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 less than 0.1% 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 Fox Water Service Incorporated 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 Fox Water Service Incorporated?
EPA lists Fox Water Service Incorporated 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 Fox Water Service Incorporated have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between October 1999 and January 2014. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Fox Water Service Incorporated: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fox Water Service Incorporated?
Fox Water Service Incorporated (PWSID MT0002895) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Fox Water Service Incorporated serve?
Fox Water Service Incorporated reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Where does Fox Water Service Incorporated 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 Fox Water Service Incorporated have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Fox Water Service Incorporated'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fox Water Service Incorporated's water quality report?
As a community water system, Fox Water Service Incorporated 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, “Fox Water Service Incorporated, PWSID MT0002895, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/fox-water-service-incorporated-mt0002895 (data as of October 1, 2026).