Public water system · MT0062200
ActiveWade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg
At a glance
Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg (PWSID MT0062200) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, Montana. It reports serving 220 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
220
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is about 31% below the county average of 320 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 14,392 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 Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg is about 53% above 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 Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg?
EPA lists Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg as owned by the federal government. 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. 8 of the 45 active systems in Madison County (18%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and August 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-25 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg?
Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg (PWSID MT0062200) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg serve?
Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg reports serving 220 people through 9 service connections in Madison County, Montana.
Where does Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg 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 Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky County Water and Sewer Dist 363 | Madison | 4,132 | Community | Groundwater |
| Virginia City Water Dept | Madison | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ennis Town of | Madison | 1,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sheridan Town of | Madison | 632 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nevada City | Madison | 621 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Earthquake Lake Visitor Center | Madison | 503 | 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, “Wade Lake Hilltop Cliff Point Cg, PWSID MT0062200, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/wade-lake-hilltop-cliff-point-cg-mt0062200 (data as of October 1, 2026).