Public water system · MT0004868
ActiveGlacier Under Canvas
At a glance
Glacier Under Canvas (PWSID MT0004868) is an active transient non-community water system in Flathead County, Montana. It reports serving 150 people through 59 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
59
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Glacier Under Canvas compare with other water systems in Flathead County?
By EPA's size categories, Glacier Under Canvas is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Flathead County has 327 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 324 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% 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 Glacier Under Canvas is roughly in line with 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 Glacier Under Canvas?
EPA lists Glacier Under Canvas 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 Glacier Under Canvas have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between June 2016 and July 2020. By type: 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-02 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | 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.
Glacier Under Canvas: frequently asked questions
Who runs Glacier Under Canvas?
Glacier Under Canvas (PWSID MT0004868) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Glacier Under Canvas serve?
Glacier Under Canvas reports serving 150 people through 59 service connections in Flathead County, Montana.
Where does Glacier Under Canvas 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 Glacier Under Canvas have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Glacier Under Canvas' 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Glacier Under Canvas' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Glacier Under Canvas 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, “Glacier Under Canvas, PWSID MT0004868, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/glacier-under-canvas-mt0004868 (data as of October 1, 2026).