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Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved

At a glance

Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved (PWSID MT0003017) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2003.

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

Population served

25

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0003017
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedLincoln
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyLewis and Clark County

How does Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved compare with other water systems in Lewis and Clark County?

By EPA's size categories, Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lewis and Clark County has 165 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 413 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 68,071 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 Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved is well 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 Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved?

EPA lists Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved 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. 134 of the 165 active systems in Lewis and Clark County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2003. The violations listed here began between February 1996 and January 2003. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). 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
2003-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2001-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2001-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved
2000-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1998-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1997-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1997-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1996-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1996-03-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1996-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved?

Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved (PWSID MT0003017) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved serve?

Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

Where does Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved 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 Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved 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 January 2003. 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 Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved'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 January 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved 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 Lewis and Clark County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Helena Water SystemLewis and Clark32,091CommunitySurface water
East Helena City ofLewis and Clark2,114CommunityGroundwater
Eastgate Village Sewer and WaterLewis and Clark2,000CommunityGroundwater
Va Medical Center HelenaLewis and Clark1,275CommunityPurchased surface water
Helena Leisure LLCLewis and Clark1,200CommunityGroundwater
Bobs Valley Service Inc.Lewis and Clark1,032Non-transient 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, “Hap'S Hideaway Unapproved, PWSID MT0003017, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/hap-s-hideaway-unapproved-mt0003017 (data as of October 1, 2026).