Public water system · ID6060084
ActiveLDS Thomas Ward Church
At a glance
LDS Thomas Ward Church (PWSID ID6060084) is an active transient non-community water system in Bingham County, Montana. It reports serving 624 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, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
624
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does LDS Thomas Ward Church compare with other water systems in Bingham County?
By EPA's size categories, LDS Thomas Ward Church is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Bingham County has 6 active public water systems, and LDS Thomas Ward Church is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 29% above the county average of 482 people per system, and accounts for 22% of the 2,894 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 Thomas Ward Church is about 4.3 times 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 Thomas Ward Church?
EPA lists LDS Thomas Ward Church as privately owned. The ID state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 6 active systems in Bingham County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does LDS Thomas Ward Church have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and April 2022. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-02-25 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-06-20 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-02-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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 Thomas Ward Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs LDS Thomas Ward Church?
LDS Thomas Ward Church (PWSID ID6060084) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does LDS Thomas Ward Church serve?
LDS Thomas Ward Church reports serving 624 people through 1 service connection in Bingham County, Montana.
Where does LDS Thomas Ward Church 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 Thomas Ward Church have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Thomas Ward Church'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, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find LDS Thomas Ward Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. LDS Thomas Ward Church 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 Bingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDS Blackfoot West Stake Center | Bingham | 599 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Pingree Church | Bingham | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Riverton Church | Bingham | 450 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Groveland Church | Bingham | 421 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Snake River Seminary Bldg | Bingham | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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 Thomas Ward Church, PWSID ID6060084, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/lds-thomas-ward-church-id6060084 (data as of October 1, 2026).