Public water system · MT0005071
ActiveRock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing
At a glance
Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing (PWSID MT0005071) is an active transient non-community water system in Powell County, Montana. It reports serving 25 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing compare with other water systems in Powell County?
By EPA's size categories, Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Powell County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 364 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 6,181 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 Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing 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 Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing?
EPA lists Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing 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. 14 of the 17 active systems in Powell County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2021 and October 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | 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.
Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing?
Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing (PWSID MT0005071) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing serve?
Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing reports serving 25 people through 5 service connections in Powell County, Montana.
Where does Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing 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 Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing 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 Powell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Lodge City of | Powell | 2,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montana State Prison | Powell | 2,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Avon Family Cafe | Powell | 305 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rock Creek Cattle Company | Powell | 165 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Mak-A-Dream | Powell | 115 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Trixis Antler Saloon | Powell | 105 | 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, “Rock Creek Cattle Company Staff Housing, PWSID MT0005071, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/rock-creek-cattle-company-staff-housing-mt0005071 (data as of October 1, 2026).