Public water system · MT0004879
ActiveMontana State Veterans Cemetery
At a glance
Montana State Veterans Cemetery (PWSID MT0004879) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Montana State Veterans Cemetery compare with other water systems in Lewis and Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Montana State Veterans Cemetery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lewis and Clark County has 165 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery is roughly in line with 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery?
EPA lists Montana State Veterans Cemetery as owned by the federal government. 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. 16 of the 165 active systems in Lewis and Clark County (9.7%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Montana State Veterans Cemetery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and January 2020. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (2 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | 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.
Montana State Veterans Cemetery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Montana State Veterans Cemetery?
Montana State Veterans Cemetery (PWSID MT0004879) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Montana State Veterans Cemetery serve?
Montana State Veterans Cemetery reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
Where does Montana State Veterans Cemetery 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery'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 January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Montana State Veterans Cemetery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Montana State Veterans Cemetery 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, “Montana State Veterans Cemetery, PWSID MT0004879, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/montana-state-veterans-cemetery-mt0004879 (data as of October 1, 2026).