Public water system · MT0004857
ActivePray Cafe
At a glance
Pray Cafe (PWSID MT0004857) is an active transient non-community water system in Park County, Montana. It reports serving 32 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
32
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pray Cafe compare with other water systems in Park County?
By EPA's size categories, Pray Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Park County has 59 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 271 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 15,983 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 Pray Cafe is well below 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 Pray Cafe?
EPA lists Pray Cafe 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. 49 of the 59 active systems in Park County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Pray Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2014 and December 2024. By type: 5 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2019-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-08-22 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Pray Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pray Cafe?
Pray Cafe (PWSID MT0004857) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Pray Cafe serve?
Pray Cafe reports serving 32 people through 1 service connection in Park County, Montana.
Where does Pray Cafe 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 Pray Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Pray Cafe'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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pray Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pray Cafe 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 Park County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston City of | Park | 7,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Emigrant Rest Stop | Park | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gardiner Park Co Water Dist | Park | 700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sage Lodge | Park | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Yellowstone Travel Plaza Truck Stop | Park | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chico Hot Springs | Park | 415 | Non-transient non-community | Surface 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, “Pray Cafe, PWSID MT0004857, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/pray-cafe-mt0004857 (data as of October 1, 2026).