Public water system · MT0005125
ActivePipestone Rv Park
At a glance
Pipestone Rv Park (PWSID MT0005125) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Montana. It reports serving 286 people through 84 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
286
Service connections
84
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pipestone Rv Park compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Pipestone Rv Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is about 19% above the county average of 241 people per system, and accounts for 2.9% of the 9,886 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 Pipestone Rv Park is about twice 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 Pipestone Rv Park?
EPA lists Pipestone Rv Park 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. 30 of the 41 active systems in Jefferson County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Pipestone Rv Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Pipestone Rv Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pipestone Rv Park?
Pipestone Rv Park (PWSID MT0005125) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Pipestone Rv Park serve?
Pipestone Rv Park reports serving 286 people through 84 service connections in Jefferson County, Montana.
Where does Pipestone Rv Park 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 Pipestone Rv Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Pipestone Rv Park'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pipestone Rv Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pipestone Rv Park 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Town of | Jefferson | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boulder City of | Jefferson | 1,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jefferson Hills Wua | Jefferson | 780 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lewis and Clark Caverns Visitor Center | Jefferson | 615 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Jefferson City South Rest Stop | Jefferson | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Montana City School Dist 27 | Jefferson | 534 | 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, “Pipestone Rv Park, PWSID MT0005125, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/pipestone-rv-park-mt0005125 (data as of October 1, 2026).