Public water system · MT0003834

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Quality Inn

At a glance

Quality Inn (PWSID MT0003834) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Gallatin County, Montana. It reports serving 282 people through 2 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

282

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0003834

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served282

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedBelgrade

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountyGallatin County

How does Quality Inn compare with other water systems in Gallatin County?

By EPA's size categories, Quality Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gallatin County has 207 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 713 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 147,534 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 Quality Inn is about 34% 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 Quality Inn?

EPA lists Quality Inn 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. 180 of the 207 active systems in Gallatin County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does Quality Inn have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between April 2013 and October 2020. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-12-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2015-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2014-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2014-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlordanecode 2959	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Pentachlorophenolcode 2326	No	Resolved

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.

Quality Inn: frequently asked questions

Who runs Quality Inn?

Quality Inn (PWSID MT0003834) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Quality Inn serve?

Quality Inn reports serving 282 people through 2 service connections in Gallatin County, Montana.

Where does Quality Inn 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 Quality Inn have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Quality Inn'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Quality Inn's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Quality Inn 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.

Other water systems in Gallatin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Bozeman City of	Gallatin	56,000	Community	Surface water
Montana State University Bozeman	Gallatin	19,200	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Belgrade City of	Gallatin	10,460	Community	Groundwater
West Yellowstone Town of	Gallatin	9,899	Community	Groundwater
North Star Zoot Water	Gallatin	4,323	Community	Groundwater
River Rock County Water and Sewer Dist	Gallatin	4,200	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, “Quality Inn, PWSID MT0003834, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/quality-inn-mt0003834 (data as of October 1, 2026).