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Mission Dam Water System

At a glance

Mission Dam Water System (PWSID 083090029) is an active community water system in Montana. It reports serving 87 people through 39 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as Native American-owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024.

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

Population served

87

Service connections

39

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSID083090029
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served87
Service connections39
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeNative American
Primacy agencyEPA Region 08
City served—
StateMontana
ZIP—
County—

How does Mission Dam Water System compare with other water systems in Montana?

By EPA's size categories, Mission Dam Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Mission Dam Water System 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 Mission Dam Water System?

EPA lists Mission Dam Water System as Native American-owned. The EPA Region 08 is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Does Mission Dam Water System have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and June 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 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
2024-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2023-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2015-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2015-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2014-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2014-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Antimonycode 1074NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Bariumcode 1010NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chromiumcode 1020NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cyanidecode 1024NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Thalliumcode 1085NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cadmiumcode 1015NoResolved

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.

Mission Dam Water System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mission Dam Water System?

Mission Dam Water System (PWSID 083090029) is a community water system Native American-owned. It is regulated by the EPA Region 08.

How many people does Mission Dam Water System serve?

Mission Dam Water System reports serving 87 people through 39 service connections in Montana.

Where does Mission Dam Water System 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 Mission Dam Water System have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. 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 Mission Dam Water System'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the EPA Region 08.

Where can I find Mission Dam Water System's water quality report?

As a community water system, Mission Dam Water System 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 Montana

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Billings City ofYellowstone114,000CommunitySurface water
Missoula WaterMissoula68,200CommunityGroundwater
Great Falls City ofCascade60,000CommunitySurface water
Bozeman City ofGallatin56,000CommunitySurface water
Butte Silverbow Water DeptSilver Bow33,000CommunitySurface water
Helena Water SystemLewis and Clark32,091CommunitySurface water

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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, “Mission Dam Water System, PWSID 083090029, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/mission-dam-water-system-083090029 (data as of October 1, 2026).