Is Sage Creek Co Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Liberty

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-10-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-02-01 → 2025-02-28
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-02-01 → 2025-02-28
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-02-01 → 2025-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate-Nitrite	240 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	177.3 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 213 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Lead	7.55 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	3.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	4.5 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.065 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	295 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.085 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	70 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Combined Uranium	1 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WOODS, DRUE ANN M

Frequently asked questions about Sage Creek Co Water District

Is Sage Creek Co Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Sage Creek Co Water District's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Sage Creek Co Water District's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, Lead, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Sage Creek Co Water District serve?

Sage Creek Co Water District reports serving 225 people in Montana, per its EPA record.

Has Sage Creek Co Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 73 violations on file for Sage Creek Co Water District, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.