Public Water Partners

DODSON, MT · Phillips County

DODSON TOWN OF Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

DODSON TOWN OF must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 3 items for DODSON TOWN OF that are open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Montana’s official records. Always confirm current status with Montana before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID)
MT0000203
System type
Community Water System
Population served
120
Service connections
55
Ownership
local government
Water source
groundwater (wells)

DODSON TOWN OF is one of 1,084 community water systems in Montana in the 500 or fewer people size category, serving 120 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 105 entries between 1995 and 2026, of which 3 remain open; none are health-based.

Of the 105, 85 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves synthetic organic chemicals, volatile organic chemicals, and the Total Coliform Rules.

Violation history

  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)

    E. COLI

    March 13, 2026

    Unaddressed
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    February 1, 2026 – February 28, 2026

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    January 1, 2026 – January 31, 2026

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)

    E. COLI

    November 4, 2025

    Unaddressed
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    November 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2025 – July 17, 2025

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    February 1, 2025 – February 28, 2025

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    October 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024

    Resolved
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R

    Lead and Copper Rule

    October 1, 2024

    Unaddressed
  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    October 1, 2024 – October 1, 2024

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2024 – July 23, 2024

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate-Nitrite

    January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    November 1, 2023 – November 30, 2023

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2023 – July 11, 2023

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    April 1, 2023 – April 30, 2023

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    October 1, 2022 – November 1, 2022

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2022 – October 23, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate-Nitrite

    January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Lead Consumer Notice

    Lead and Copper Rule

    December 30, 2021 – November 14, 2025

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    October 1, 2021 – November 1, 2022

    Resolved
  • Failure To Address Deficiency

    Health-based

    Groundwater Rule

    June 2, 2021 – January 27, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Pentachlorophenol

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate-Nitrite

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toxaphene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Dalapon

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    OXAMYL

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Simazine

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Picloram

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Dinoseb

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbofuran

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Atrazine

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    LASSO

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Heptachlor

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Heptachlor epoxide

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,4-D

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,4,5-TP

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    HEXACHLOROBENZENE

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzo(a)pyrene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Chlordane

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CYANIDE

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Diquat

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Endothall

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Glyphosate

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nickel

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Antimony, Total

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Beryllium, Total

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Thallium, Total

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Xylenes, Total

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    DICHLOROMETHANE

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    o-Dichlorobenzene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    p-Dichlorobenzene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloropropane

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Tetrachloroethylene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Styrene

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Endrin

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    BHC-GAMMA

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Methoxychlor

    January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2022

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    November 1, 2019 – November 30, 2019

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2019 – July 30, 2019

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)

    E. COLI

    November 2, 2018 – November 13, 2018

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR)

    Health-based

    Revised Total Coliform Rule

    October 1, 2018 – October 31, 2018

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2018 – July 23, 2018

    Resolved
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R

    Lead and Copper Rule

    October 1, 2017 – August 30, 2018

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate-Nitrite

    January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    September 1, 2015 – September 30, 2015

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2015 – August 13, 2015

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate-Nitrite

    January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015

    Resolved
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R

    Lead and Copper Rule

    October 1, 2013 – September 23, 2014

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)

    E. COLI

    July 1, 2013 – September 16, 2013

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Asbestos

    January 1, 2011 – November 17, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate-Nitrite

    January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    October 1, 2010 – November 1, 2010

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2010 – November 1, 2010

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2008 – August 13, 2008

    Resolved
  • Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R

    Lead and Copper Rule

    October 1, 2007 – July 8, 2008

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    September 1, 2006 – September 30, 2006

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    August 1, 2006 – August 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    July 1, 2006 – July 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate

    January 1, 1999 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    November 1, 1998 – November 30, 1998

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    August 1, 1998 – August 31, 1998

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    April 1, 1995 – April 30, 1995

    Resolved

Unaddressed no corrective action on record yetResolved addressed and confirmed by the state

Enforcement actions

Common questions

Is DODSON TOWN OF required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. DODSON TOWN OF is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is DODSON TOWN OF’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

DODSON TOWN OF’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

Does DODSON TOWN OF have any open drinking water violations on record?

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show 3 items for DODSON TOWN OF that are open and awaiting resolution. None are health-based violations — open items of this kind are most often monitoring or reporting requirements, not water-safety findings.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

COLE, FRANK

406-383-4497

DODSON, MT 59524