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Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg

At a glance

Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg (PWSID MT0004769) is an active transient non-community water system in Powell County, Montana. It reports serving 43 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024.

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

Population served

43

Service connections

2

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0004769
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served43
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedOvando
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyPowell County

How does Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg compare with other water systems in Powell County?

By EPA's size categories, Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Powell County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 364 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 6,181 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 Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg is well 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 Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg?

EPA lists Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg 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. 14 of the 17 active systems in Powell County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and February 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-02-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2014-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2012-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2012-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved

All 4 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.

Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg: frequently asked questions

Who runs Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg?

Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg (PWSID MT0004769) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg serve?

Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg reports serving 43 people through 2 service connections in Powell County, Montana.

Where does Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg 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 Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg 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 Powell County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Deer Lodge City ofPowell2,900CommunityGroundwater
Montana State PrisonPowell2,100CommunityGroundwater
Avon Family CafePowell305Transient non-communityGroundwater
Rock Creek Cattle CompanyPowell165Transient non-communityGroundwater
Camp Mak-A-DreamPowell115Transient non-communityGroundwater
Trixis Antler SaloonPowell105Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Stray Bullet Commercial Bldg, PWSID MT0004769, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/stray-bullet-commercial-bldg-mt0004769 (data as of October 1, 2026).