Public water system · MT0003284
ActiveSawtooth Villa
At a glance
Sawtooth Villa (PWSID MT0003284) is an active community water system in Ravalli County, Montana. It reports serving 70 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sawtooth Villa compare with other water systems in Ravalli County?
By EPA's size categories, Sawtooth Villa is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ravalli County has 130 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 237 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 30,805 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 Sawtooth Villa 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 Sawtooth Villa?
EPA lists Sawtooth Villa 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. 112 of the 130 active systems in Ravalli County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Sawtooth Villa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and September 2016. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-01 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Sawtooth Villa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sawtooth Villa?
Sawtooth Villa (PWSID MT0003284) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Sawtooth Villa serve?
Sawtooth Villa reports serving 70 people through 25 service connections in Ravalli County, Montana.
Where does Sawtooth Villa 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 Sawtooth Villa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016. 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 Sawtooth Villa'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sawtooth Villa's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sawtooth Villa 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 Ravalli County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton City of | Ravalli | 5,660 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stevensville Town of | Ravalli | 2,090 | Community | Groundwater |
| Super One Food Store | Ravalli | 1,769 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Town Pump Woodside 1 | Ravalli | 1,198 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Town Pump Florence 1 | Ravalli | 1,092 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Florence Carlton School | Ravalli | 1,025 | Non-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, “Sawtooth Villa, PWSID MT0003284, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/sawtooth-villa-mt0003284 (data as of October 1, 2026).