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Sanders County Harvest Foods

At a glance

Sanders County Harvest Foods (PWSID MT0003709) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sanders County, Montana. It reports serving 445 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

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

Population served

445

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0003709

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served445

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedThompson Falls

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountySanders County

How does Sanders County Harvest Foods compare with other water systems in Sanders County?

By EPA's size categories, Sanders County Harvest Foods is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sanders County has 44 active public water systems, and Sanders County Harvest Foods is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 209 people per system, and accounts for 4.8% of the 9,212 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 Sanders County Harvest Foods is roughly in line with 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 Sanders County Harvest Foods?

EPA lists Sanders County Harvest Foods 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. 35 of the 44 active systems in Sanders County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does Sanders County Harvest Foods have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2013 and December 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 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
2024-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Mercurycode 1035	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Fluoridecode 1025	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	No	Resolved
2013-04-15	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	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.

Sanders County Harvest Foods: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sanders County Harvest Foods?

Sanders County Harvest Foods (PWSID MT0003709) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Sanders County Harvest Foods serve?

Sanders County Harvest Foods reports serving 445 people through 1 service connection in Sanders County, Montana.

Where does Sanders County Harvest Foods 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 Sanders County Harvest Foods have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is 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 Sanders County Harvest Foods' 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, one is 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 Sanders County Harvest Foods' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sanders County Harvest Foods 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 Sanders County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Thompson Falls City of	Sanders	1,950	Community	Groundwater
Plains Town of	Sanders	1,700	Community	Groundwater
Hot Springs Municipal Water	Sanders	600	Community	Groundwater
One Stop	Sanders	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Water Service Inc. Trout Creek	Sanders	350	Community	Groundwater
Noxon Water District	Sanders	330	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, “Sanders County Harvest Foods, PWSID MT0003709, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/sanders-county-harvest-foods-mt0003709 (data as of October 1, 2026).