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Town Pump Three Forks 1

At a glance

Town Pump Three Forks 1 (PWSID MT0002034) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Broadwater County, Montana. It reports serving 2,245 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 January 2025.

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

Population served

2,245

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0002034

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,245

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program

City servedThree Forks

StateMontana

ZIP—

CountyBroadwater County

How does Town Pump Three Forks 1 compare with other water systems in Broadwater County?

By EPA's size categories, Town Pump Three Forks 1 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Broadwater County has 20 active public water systems, and Town Pump Three Forks 1 is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.8 times the county average of 465 people per system, and accounts for 24% of the 9,301 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Town Pump Three Forks 1 is about 5.2 times that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Montana has 319 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% 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 Town Pump Three Forks 1?

EPA lists Town Pump Three Forks 1 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. 16 of the 20 active systems in Broadwater County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does Town Pump Three Forks 1 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 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
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-09-29	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Antimonycode 1074	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nickelcode 1036	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969	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.

Town Pump Three Forks 1: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town Pump Three Forks 1?

Town Pump Three Forks 1 (PWSID MT0002034) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Town Pump Three Forks 1 serve?

Town Pump Three Forks 1 reports serving 2,245 people through 1 service connection in Broadwater County, Montana.

Where does Town Pump Three Forks 1 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 Town Pump Three Forks 1 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 January 2025. 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 Town Pump Three Forks 1'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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town Pump Three Forks 1's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Town Pump Three Forks 1 is a non-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 Broadwater County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wheat Montana Bakery	Broadwater	2,453	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Townsend City of	Broadwater	2,000	Community	Groundwater
Bridger Brewing Three Forks	Broadwater	470	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Steer Inn Teasers Restaurant and Lounge	Broadwater	233	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Canyon Ferry Lake Koa	Broadwater	218	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Silos Junction	Broadwater	205	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, “Town Pump Three Forks 1, PWSID MT0002034, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/town-pump-three-forks-1-mt0002034 (data as of October 1, 2026).