Public water system · MT0004197

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The Jump

At a glance

The Jump (PWSID MT0004197) is an active transient non-community water system in Gallatin County, Montana. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0004197

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedGallatin Gateway

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountyGallatin County

How does The Jump compare with other water systems in Gallatin County?

By EPA's size categories, The Jump 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so The Jump is about 65% 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 The Jump?

EPA lists The Jump 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 The Jump have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between November 2019 and July 2023. By type: 12 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2023-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

The Jump: frequently asked questions

Who runs The Jump?

The Jump (PWSID MT0004197) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does The Jump serve?

The Jump reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Gallatin County, Montana.

Where does The Jump 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 The Jump have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 The Jump'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find The Jump's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Jump 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 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, “The Jump, PWSID MT0004197, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/the-jump-mt0004197 (data as of October 1, 2026).