Public water system · MT0004899

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Stans Garden

At a glance

Stans Garden (PWSID MT0004899) is an active community water system in Gallatin County, Montana. It reports serving 100 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0004899

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections40

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedBelgrade

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountyGallatin County

How does Stans Garden compare with other water systems in Gallatin County?

By EPA's size categories, Stans Garden is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gallatin County has 207 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 713 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 147,534 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 Stans Garden 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 104 Montana systems (4.4%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Stans Garden?

EPA lists Stans Garden 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. 180 of the 207 active systems in Gallatin County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does Stans Garden have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2015 and July 2024. By type: 5 monitoring, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2024-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2024-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-12-30	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-03-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 11 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.

Stans Garden: frequently asked questions

Who runs Stans Garden?

Stans Garden (PWSID MT0004899) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Stans Garden serve?

Stans Garden reports serving 100 people through 40 service connections in Gallatin County, Montana.

Where does Stans Garden get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Stans Garden have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Stans Garden'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Stans Garden's water quality report?

As a community water system, Stans Garden 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 Gallatin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Bozeman City of	Gallatin	56,000	Community	Surface water
Montana State University Bozeman	Gallatin	19,200	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Belgrade City of	Gallatin	10,460	Community	Groundwater
West Yellowstone Town of	Gallatin	9,899	Community	Groundwater
North Star Zoot Water	Gallatin	4,323	Community	Groundwater
River Rock County Water and Sewer Dist	Gallatin	4,200	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, “Stans Garden, PWSID MT0004899, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/stans-garden-mt0004899 (data as of October 1, 2026).