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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Montana

122 active public water systems in Montana had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 122 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Torgersons Equipment G Falls
Great Falls · Cascade County
69 1 1
Missoula Village West TR CT
Missoula · Missoula County
68 1 1
Sunshine Academy Laurel
Laurel · Yellowstone County
65 1 1
Cardwell School Dist 16 and 31
Cardwell · Jefferson County
63 3 1
Bonnie's Place INC
Missoula · Missoula County
60 1 1
Sky View Estates
Kalispell · Flathead County
60 1 0
Ridgeview Subdivision Phase One
Billings · Yellowstone County
60 2 1
Beaverhead Jackson Water and Sewer Dist
Jackson · Beaverhead County
58 4 2
King Ranch Colony
Lewistown · Fergus County
56 4 2
Wye Properties, LLC
Missoula · Missoula County
55 3 1
Pine Crest TR PK
Livingston · Park County
54 2 0
Wegner Water Service Hauler
Hardin · Big Horn County
50 3 2
Fallon Water Well Association
Fallon · Prairie County
47 3 1
Liberty Lake Properties LLC
Missoula · Missoula County
39 1 0
Bahny Brae Subdivision
East Helena · Lewis and Clark County
35 3 0
Big Sky Mobile Manor
Columbia Falls · Flathead County
35 3 0
Alder School
Alder · Madison County
30 1 0
Rainbow Estates
Glendive · Dawson County
30 4 2
Ashley Trails
Kalispell · Flathead County
27 1 0
Beartooth Spring Water
Red Lodge · Carbon County
25 4 0
Northern Cheyenne Youth Service Center
County
25 1 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 Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.