RIDGEWOOD ESTATES

BIGFORK, MT · ~250 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MT0003175

State

Montana

City

BIGFORK

Population served

250

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

119

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2024. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2024 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0800 health-based began May 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began May 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Mar 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Mar 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Feb 2012 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Aug 2024
State action · SIA Jul 2024
State action · SOX Jul 2014
State action · SIA Jun 2014
State action · SIE Jun 2014
State action · SOX May 2014
State action · SIF May 2014
State action · SIE Apr 2014

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MT0003175 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.