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Water system · PWSID MT0005069

THE BENCHES

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MT0005069

State

Montana

City

COLUMBIA FALLS

Population served

123

Primary source

Groundwater

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

1

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

3

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2023. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Nov 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIE Jan 2023
  • State action · SIA Jan 2023
  • State action · SOX Dec 2022

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MT0005069 — 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.