Public water system · MT0004052
ActiveIron Horse Homeowners Assoc
At a glance
Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc (PWSID MT0004052) is an active community water system in Flathead County, Montana. It reports serving 335 people through 227 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 January 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
335
Service connections
227
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc compare with other water systems in Flathead County?
By EPA's size categories, Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Flathead County has 327 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 324 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc 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. 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 Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc?
EPA lists Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc 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 Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc 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 2005. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2005. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, Chlorobenzene and Benzene. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
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.
Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc?
Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc (PWSID MT0004052) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc serve?
Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc reports serving 335 people through 227 service connections in Flathead County, Montana.
Where does Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc 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 Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc 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 2005. 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 Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc'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 2005. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc 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 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, “Iron Horse Homeowners Assoc, PWSID MT0004052, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/iron-horse-homeowners-assoc-mt0004052 (data as of October 1, 2026).