Public water system · MT0004662
ActiveSpruce Meadows Hoa
At a glance
Spruce Meadows Hoa (PWSID MT0004662) is an active community water system in Flathead County, Montana. It reports serving 40 people through 29 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 April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
29
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Spruce Meadows Hoa compare with other water systems in Flathead County?
By EPA's size categories, Spruce Meadows Hoa 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 Spruce Meadows Hoa 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 Spruce Meadows Hoa?
EPA lists Spruce Meadows Hoa 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 Spruce Meadows Hoa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2016 and April 2016. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Revised Total Coliform Rule and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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.
Spruce Meadows Hoa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Spruce Meadows Hoa?
Spruce Meadows Hoa (PWSID MT0004662) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Spruce Meadows Hoa serve?
Spruce Meadows Hoa reports serving 40 people through 29 service connections in Flathead County, Montana.
Where does Spruce Meadows Hoa 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 Spruce Meadows Hoa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Spruce Meadows Hoa'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 April 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 Spruce Meadows Hoa's water quality report?
As a community water system, Spruce Meadows Hoa 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, “Spruce Meadows Hoa, PWSID MT0004662, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/spruce-meadows-hoa-mt0004662 (data as of October 1, 2026).