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Northwest Indian Bible School

At a glance

Northwest Indian Bible School (PWSID MT0003958) is an active community water system in Missoula County, Montana. It reports serving 118 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.

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

Population served

118

Service connections

18

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0003958
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served118
Service connections18
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedAlberton
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyMissoula County

How does Northwest Indian Bible School compare with other water systems in Missoula County?

By EPA's size categories, Northwest Indian Bible School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Missoula County has 244 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 576 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 140,505 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Northwest Indian Bible School 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 Northwest Indian Bible School?

EPA lists Northwest Indian Bible School 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. 201 of the 244 active systems in Missoula County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Northwest Indian Bible School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and October 2012. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 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
2012-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2010-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2008-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2004-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Carbofurancode 2046NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Endrincode 2005NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Methoxychlorcode 2015NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035NoResolved
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Aldicarbcode 2047NoResolved

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.

Northwest Indian Bible School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Northwest Indian Bible School?

Northwest Indian Bible School (PWSID MT0003958) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Northwest Indian Bible School serve?

Northwest Indian Bible School reports serving 118 people through 18 service connections in Missoula County, Montana.

Where does Northwest Indian Bible School 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 Northwest Indian Bible School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. 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 Northwest Indian Bible School'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Northwest Indian Bible School's water quality report?

As a community water system, Northwest Indian Bible School 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 Missoula County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Missoula WaterMissoula68,200CommunityGroundwater
University of MontanaMissoula15,000Non-transient non-communityPurchased groundwater
Lolo Water and Sewer DistMissoula3,315CommunityGroundwater
Town Pump Bonner 1Missoula2,460Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Clearwater Junction Rest AreaMissoula2,002Transient non-communityGroundwater
Seeley Lake Water DistrictMissoula1,575CommunitySurface 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, “Northwest Indian Bible School, PWSID MT0003958, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/northwest-indian-bible-school-mt0003958 (data as of October 1, 2026).