Public water system · ID4200110
ActivePacific Steel and Recycling #50
At a glance
Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 (PWSID ID4200110) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Elmore County, Montana. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. 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 September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 compare with other water systems in Elmore County?
By EPA's size categories, Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Elmore County has 1 active public water system, and Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 25 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 25 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Montana has 319 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% 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 Pacific Steel and Recycling #50?
EPA lists Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Elmore County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and September 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | 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.
Pacific Steel and Recycling #50: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pacific Steel and Recycling #50?
Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 (PWSID ID4200110) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 serve?
Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Elmore County, Montana.
Where does Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 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 Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. 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 Pacific Steel and Recycling #50'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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pacific Steel and Recycling #50's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pacific Steel and Recycling #50 is a non-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.
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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, “Pacific Steel and Recycling #50, PWSID ID4200110, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/pacific-steel-and-recycling-50-id4200110 (data as of October 1, 2026).