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Trixis Antler Saloon

At a glance

Trixis Antler Saloon (PWSID MT0000701) is an active transient non-community water system in Powell County, Montana. It reports serving 105 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

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

Population served

105

Service connections

4

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0000701
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served105
Service connections4
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedOvando
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountyPowell County

How does Trixis Antler Saloon compare with other water systems in Powell County?

By EPA's size categories, Trixis Antler Saloon is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Powell County has 17 active public water systems, and Trixis Antler Saloon is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 364 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% 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 Trixis Antler Saloon is about 27% 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 Trixis Antler Saloon?

EPA lists Trixis Antler Saloon 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 Trixis Antler Saloon have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between October 1994 and July 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038NoResolved
2017-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2007-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2005-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1999-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1996-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1996-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1995-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1995-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1994-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Trixis Antler Saloon: frequently asked questions

Who runs Trixis Antler Saloon?

Trixis Antler Saloon (PWSID MT0000701) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Trixis Antler Saloon serve?

Trixis Antler Saloon reports serving 105 people through 4 service connections in Powell County, Montana.

Where does Trixis Antler Saloon 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 Trixis Antler Saloon have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one 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 Trixis Antler Saloon'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Trixis Antler Saloon's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Trixis Antler Saloon 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.

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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
Hunters Alley Bar and GrillPowell100Transient 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, “Trixis Antler Saloon, PWSID MT0000701, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/trixis-antler-saloon-mt0000701 (data as of October 1, 2026).