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Ramshorn View Estates

At a glance

Ramshorn View Estates (PWSID MT0004035) is an active community water system in Gallatin County, Montana. It reports serving 185 people through 86 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 July 2020.

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

Population served

185

Service connections

86

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0004035
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served185
Service connections86
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedBig Sky
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyGallatin County

How does Ramshorn View Estates compare with other water systems in Gallatin County?

By EPA's size categories, Ramshorn View Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gallatin County has 207 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 713 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Ramshorn View Estates 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 Ramshorn View Estates?

EPA lists Ramshorn View Estates 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 Ramshorn View Estates have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and July 2020. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Chromium, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene and Alachlor (Lasso). 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
2020-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chromiumcode 1020NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cadmiumcode 1015NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Bariumcode 1010NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Dichloromethanecode 2964NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Cyanidecode 1024NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Vinyl chloridecode 2976NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Benzenecode 2990NoResolved

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.

Ramshorn View Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ramshorn View Estates?

Ramshorn View Estates (PWSID MT0004035) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Ramshorn View Estates serve?

Ramshorn View Estates reports serving 185 people through 86 service connections in Gallatin County, Montana.

Where does Ramshorn View Estates 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 Ramshorn View Estates 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 July 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 Ramshorn View Estates' 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 July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Ramshorn View Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Ramshorn View Estates 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 Gallatin County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Bozeman City ofGallatin56,000CommunitySurface water
Montana State University BozemanGallatin19,200Non-transient non-communityPurchased surface water
Belgrade City ofGallatin10,460CommunityGroundwater
West Yellowstone Town ofGallatin9,899CommunityGroundwater
North Star Zoot WaterGallatin4,323CommunityGroundwater
River Rock County Water and Sewer DistGallatin4,200CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Ramshorn View Estates, PWSID MT0004035, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/ramshorn-view-estates-mt0004035 (data as of October 1, 2026).