Public water system · MT0003652
ActiveRiver Bluff Hoa Whitefish
At a glance
River Bluff Hoa Whitefish (PWSID MT0003652) is an active community water system in Flathead County, Montana. It reports serving 32 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
32
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does River Bluff Hoa Whitefish compare with other water systems in Flathead County?
By EPA's size categories, River Bluff Hoa Whitefish is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Flathead County has 327 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 324 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 105,781 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 River Bluff Hoa Whitefish 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 River Bluff Hoa Whitefish?
EPA lists River Bluff Hoa Whitefish 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. 263 of the 327 active systems in Flathead County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does River Bluff Hoa Whitefish have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and December 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and Nitrate. EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
River Bluff Hoa Whitefish: frequently asked questions
Who runs River Bluff Hoa Whitefish?
River Bluff Hoa Whitefish (PWSID MT0003652) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does River Bluff Hoa Whitefish serve?
River Bluff Hoa Whitefish reports serving 32 people through 16 service connections in Flathead County, Montana.
Where does River Bluff Hoa Whitefish 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 River Bluff Hoa Whitefish have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. 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 River Bluff Hoa Whitefish'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find River Bluff Hoa Whitefish's water quality report?
As a community water system, River Bluff Hoa Whitefish 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 Flathead County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell Public Works | Flathead | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whitefish City of | Flathead | 10,418 | Community | Surface water |
| Flathead County Water and Sewer | Flathead | 7,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bigfork County Water and Sewer | Flathead | 6,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Columbia Falls City of | Flathead | 4,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ridge Run | Flathead | 3,500 | 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, “River Bluff Hoa Whitefish, PWSID MT0003652, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/river-bluff-hoa-whitefish-mt0003652 (data as of October 1, 2026).