VIRGINIA CITY WATER DEPT
PWSID: MT0000353 · Virginia City, MT · Serves 1,500 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), VIRGINIA CITY WATER DEPT (PWSID MT0000353) in Virginia City, MT is listed as a CWS water system covering about 1,500 people. The same extract lists 9 health-based violation records spanning 2023-2025. Those 9 health-based rows for VIRGINIA CITY WATER DEPT cover contaminants such as Groundwater Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
VIRGINIA CITY WATER DEPT has 9 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Groundwater Rule. Recorded violations span 2023–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Montana drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Montana state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- MT0000353
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Virginia City, MT
- Population Served
- 1,500
- Health Violations
- Yes (9)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | 9 | 9 |
Violation History (9)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Aug 1, 2023 |
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Compare beyond Montana
Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest VIRGINIA CITY WATER DEPT on cumulative violation count (9) and EPA-reported population served (1,500). Violation-count peers include Santa Clara Pueblo, PARSHALL, CITY OF, WELLPINIT. Population peers include LITTLE SHELL, MISSION WATER SYSTEM, PORT SUSAN CAMP CLUB #1.
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About This Data
VIRGINIA CITY WATER DEPT (MT0000353) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include BIG SKY COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DIST 363; ENNIS TOWN OF; SHERIDAN TOWN OF; ANDESITE RIDGE WATER SYSTEM. Health-based rows (9 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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