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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violations in Montana

22 active public water systems in Montana had a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation in the past three years, 3 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U is and why it matters.

Health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded.

Systems with a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Ashland Community Water System
County
210 3 0
Wettington Water District INC
Kalispell · Flathead County
119 4 1
The Homestead Chinook Ridge
Whitefish · Flathead County
33 1 0
Malta City of
Malta · Phillips County
1,800 3 0
Whitehall Town of
Whitehall · Jefferson County
1,500 3 0
White Sulphur Springs City of
White Sulphur Springs · Meagher County
1,000 4 1
Gore Hill County Water Dist
Great Falls · Cascade County
500 4 0
Indian Springs Ranch Sub
Eureka · Lincoln County
455 3 0
Pryor Water System
County
406 7 1
Heart Butte Water System
County
400 5 0
Keller Subdivision NO 2 HOA
Dillon · Beaverhead County
300 2 0
Winifred Town of
Winifred · Fergus County
274 7 1
Stockett Water and Sewer Dist
Stockett · Cascade County
210 2 0
Cskt Division of Fire Management
County
190 7 1
Cherry Creek Wua Glasgow
Glasgow · Valley County
180 5 0
Bitterroot Gateway MB PK Lolo
Lolo · Missoula County
130 6 0
Mountain View Colony
Broadview · Yellowstone County
114 1 0
Harveys Mobile Home Park
Missoula · Missoula County
98 2 0
Hi-Line Colony
Whitlash · Liberty County
92 4 0
Buffalo Ranch Water Company
Livingston · Park County
33 2 0
Fishermans Village Subdivision
West Yellowstone · Gallatin County
25 9 1
Riceville Heights Subdivision
Belt · Cascade County
25 5 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Montana records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.