Public water system · MT0004020
ActiveSquare Dance Center and Campground
At a glance
Square Dance Center and Campground (PWSID MT0004020) is an active transient non-community water system in Missoula County, Montana. It reports serving 124 people through 64 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 January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
124
Service connections
64
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Square Dance Center and Campground compare with other water systems in Missoula County?
By EPA's size categories, Square Dance Center and Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Missoula County has 244 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 576 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 140,505 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 Square Dance Center and Campground is about 14% 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 Square Dance Center and Campground?
EPA lists Square Dance Center and Campground 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. 201 of the 244 active systems in Missoula County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Square Dance Center and Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and January 2022. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | 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.
Square Dance Center and Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Square Dance Center and Campground?
Square Dance Center and Campground (PWSID MT0004020) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Square Dance Center and Campground serve?
Square Dance Center and Campground reports serving 124 people through 64 service connections in Missoula County, Montana.
Where does Square Dance Center and Campground 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 Square Dance Center and Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Square Dance Center and Campground'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 January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Square Dance Center and Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Square Dance Center and Campground 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 Missoula County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula Water | Missoula | 68,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| University of Montana | Missoula | 15,000 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Lolo Water and Sewer Dist | Missoula | 3,315 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town Pump Bonner 1 | Missoula | 2,460 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Clearwater Junction Rest Area | Missoula | 2,002 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Seeley Lake Water District | Missoula | 1,575 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Square Dance Center and Campground, PWSID MT0004020, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/square-dance-center-and-campground-mt0004020 (data as of October 1, 2026).