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HINGHAM, MT · Hill County

HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS 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 no open violations for HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS.

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)
MT0000249
System type
Community Water System
Population served
1,720
Service connections
715
Ownership
local government
Water source
groundwater (wells)

HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS is one of 123 community water systems in Montana in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, serving 1,720 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 86 entries between 1992 and 2015, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2015.

Of the 86, 77 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 inorganic chemicals, the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, and volatile organic chemicals.

Violation history

  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    February 1, 2015 – February 28, 2015

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    May 1, 2008 – May 31, 2008

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    December 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    July 1, 2007 – August 3, 2007

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    April 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    TTHM

    April 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    TTHM

    January 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    January 1, 2007 – June 30, 2007

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average

    Health-based

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    July 1, 2006 – September 30, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    TTHM

    July 1, 2006 – September 30, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    TTHM

    April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Beryllium, Total

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Selenium

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Thallium, Total

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Antimony, Total

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nickel

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Mercury

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Chromium

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Cadmium

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Barium

    January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

    Resolved
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)

    Health-based

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005

    Resolved
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)

    Health-based

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    November 1, 2005 – November 30, 2005

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    October 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    October 1, 2005 – October 31, 2005

    Archived
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Surface Water Treatment Rule

    July 1, 2005 – July 31, 2005

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    June 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    April 1, 2004 – June 30, 2004

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    TTHM

    April 1, 2004 – June 30, 2004

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

    Lead and Copper Rule

    October 1, 2003 – September 21, 2005

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Antimony, Total

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Thallium, Total

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Selenium

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Beryllium, Total

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Barium

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Cadmium

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Chromium

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Fluoride

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Mercury

    January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003

    Resolved
  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    September 1, 2002 – September 30, 2002

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toluene

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Barium

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Fluoride

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Mercury

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nickel

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Antimony, Total

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Beryllium, Total

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Benzene

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Ethylbenzene

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate-Nitrite

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Vinyl chloride

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,2-Dichloroethane

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Carbon tetrachloride

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Trichloroethylene

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CHLOROBENZENE

    January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    January 1, 1999 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    January 1, 1999 – December 31, 1999

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    August 1, 1995 – August 31, 1995

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    January 1, 1995 – January 31, 1995

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    November 1, 1994 – November 30, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Fluoride

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Antimony, Total

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Beryllium, Total

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CYANIDE

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nickel

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Thallium, Total

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Chromium

    January 1, 1994 – December 31, 1994

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Barium

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Thallium, Total

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nickel

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    CYANIDE

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Beryllium, Total

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Antimony, Total

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Fluoride

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Selenium

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Mercury

    January 1, 1993 – December 31, 1993

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    June 1, 1992 – June 30, 1992

    Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

Common questions

Is HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS 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 HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

Does HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS have any open drinking water violations on record?

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for HILL COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS.

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

HEDGES, CHAD M

406-397-3387

HINGHAM, MT 59528