Public water system · MT0004500
ActiveLiberty Baptist Church
At a glance
Liberty Baptist Church (PWSID MT0004500) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It reports serving 160 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Liberty Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Lewis and Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Liberty Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lewis and Clark County has 165 active public water systems. Its population served is about 61% below the county average of 413 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 Liberty Baptist Church is about 11% above 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 Liberty Baptist Church?
EPA lists Liberty Baptist Church 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 Liberty Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. The violations listed here began between June 2018 and December 2019. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli and Revised Total Coliform Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-11 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | 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.
Liberty Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Liberty Baptist Church?
Liberty Baptist Church (PWSID MT0004500) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Liberty Baptist Church serve?
Liberty Baptist Church reports serving 160 people through 2 service connections in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
Where does Liberty Baptist 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 Liberty Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. 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 Liberty Baptist 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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Liberty Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Liberty Baptist 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 Lewis and Clark County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Water System | Lewis and Clark | 32,091 | Community | Surface water |
| East Helena City of | Lewis and Clark | 2,114 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eastgate Village Sewer and Water | Lewis and Clark | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Va Medical Center Helena | Lewis and Clark | 1,275 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Helena Leisure LLC | Lewis and Clark | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bobs Valley Service Inc. | Lewis and Clark | 1,032 | Non-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, “Liberty Baptist Church, PWSID MT0004500, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/liberty-baptist-church-mt0004500 (data as of October 1, 2026).