Public water system · TX0710198
ActiveMontana Hideaway Bar
At a glance
Montana Hideaway Bar (PWSID TX0710198) is an active transient non-community water system in El Paso County, Texas. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 April 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Montana Hideaway Bar compare with other water systems in El Paso County?
By EPA's size categories, Montana Hideaway Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). El Paso County has 32 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 28,493 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 911,779 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Montana Hideaway Bar 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. Texas has 1,622 active transient non-community water systems, 23% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 1,192 Texas systems (17%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Montana Hideaway Bar?
EPA lists Montana Hideaway Bar as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 19 of the 32 active systems in El Paso County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Montana Hideaway Bar have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. The violations listed here began between September 2010 and April 2021. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-02-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-11-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Addressed |
| 2010-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Addressed |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-09-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Addressed |
| 2010-09-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Addressed |
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.
Montana Hideaway Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Montana Hideaway Bar?
Montana Hideaway Bar (PWSID TX0710198) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Montana Hideaway Bar serve?
Montana Hideaway Bar reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in El Paso County, Texas.
Where does Montana Hideaway Bar get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Montana Hideaway Bar 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 April 2021. 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 Montana Hideaway Bar'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 April 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Montana Hideaway Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Montana Hideaway Bar 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 El Paso County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Water Utilities | El Paso | 747,168 | Community | Surface water |
| Lower Valley Water District | El Paso | 59,049 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Paseo Del Este MUD 1 | El Paso | 36,773 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Horizon Regional MUD | El Paso | 31,542 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Montana Water System | El Paso | 11,480 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| El Paso County Wcid 4 Fabens | El Paso | 9,444 | 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, “Montana Hideaway Bar, PWSID TX0710198, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/montana-hideaway-bar-tx0710198 (data as of October 1, 2026).