Public water system · MT0004799
ActiveSuper 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls
At a glance
Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls (PWSID MT0004799) is an active transient non-community water system in Flathead County, Montana. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls compare with other water systems in Flathead County?
By EPA's size categories, Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls 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. 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 Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls?
EPA lists Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls 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 Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-10 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records. 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.
Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls: frequently asked questions
Who runs Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls?
Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls (PWSID MT0004799) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls serve?
Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Flathead County, Montana.
Where does Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls 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 Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. 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 Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls 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 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, “Super 1 Foods Primo Water Columbia Fls, PWSID MT0004799, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/super-1-foods-primo-water-columbia-fls-mt0004799 (data as of October 1, 2026).