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LDS Church Whitehall

At a glance

LDS Church Whitehall (PWSID MT0003575) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Montana. It reports serving 75 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.

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

Population served

75

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0003575
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served75
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedWhitehall
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyJefferson County

How does LDS Church Whitehall compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?

By EPA's size categories, LDS Church Whitehall is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 241 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 9,886 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 LDS Church Whitehall is about half of 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 LDS Church Whitehall?

EPA lists LDS Church Whitehall 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. 30 of the 41 active systems in Jefferson County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does LDS Church Whitehall have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and January 2022. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 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
2022-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-12-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-04-02Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2012-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2004-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2002-09-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2001-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved

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.

LDS Church Whitehall: frequently asked questions

Who runs LDS Church Whitehall?

LDS Church Whitehall (PWSID MT0003575) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does LDS Church Whitehall serve?

LDS Church Whitehall reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Jefferson County, Montana.

Where does LDS Church Whitehall 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 LDS Church Whitehall have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 LDS Church Whitehall'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find LDS Church Whitehall's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. LDS Church Whitehall 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 Jefferson County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Whitehall Town ofJefferson1,500CommunityGroundwater
Boulder City ofJefferson1,400CommunityGroundwater
Jefferson Hills WuaJefferson780CommunityGroundwater
Lewis and Clark Caverns Visitor CenterJefferson615Transient non-communityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Jefferson City South Rest StopJefferson600Transient non-communityGroundwater
Montana City School Dist 27Jefferson534Non-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, “LDS Church Whitehall, PWSID MT0003575, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/lds-church-whitehall-mt0003575 (data as of October 1, 2026).