City of Colstrip
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 1 city in MT · PWSID MT0000180
City of Colstrip serves 2,350 people. 2 health-based violations since 2020 in EPA's record — full violation history below.
- People served
- 2,350
- PFAS
- No results on file
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 2
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, City of Colstrip's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by Montana DEQ.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
Official City of Colstrip Resources
Emergency Contact
Help Paying Your City of Colstrip Water Bill
- Ask City of Colstrip about payment plans and assistance.
- Call 211 to reach local help with utility bills.Verified from 211.org
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- The federal water-bill program (LIHWAP) ended in March 2024.Verified from acf.govVerified from csd.ca.gov
Water outage or no water?
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City of Colstrip Service Area
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City of Colstrip Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Monitor
City of Colstrip reads Monitor. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is City of Colstrip Water Safe to Drink?
City of Colstrip has reported 3 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs) in at least one city served. City of Colstrip has 2 health-based EPA violations since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026), none of them open. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 2,350 people across 1 city in MT. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Montana
Fluoride in City of Colstrip Water
City of Colstrip
PWSID MT0000180
City of Colstrip reported 0.4 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
City of Colstrip Service Area
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City of Colstrip Contact & Information
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City of Colstrip Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for City of Colstrip has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
City of Colstrip Annual Water Quality Reports
We don’t have a link we can confirm belongs to this system, and we’d rather show none than the wrong utility’s. Montana DEQ publishes drinking-water reports for systems in this state.
Visit Montana DEQWhat is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
City of Colstrip has 2 health-based EPA violations since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026), none of them open.
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
| Violation | Contaminant or rule | Period | Status | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) | Surface Water Treatment Rule | Jul 2024 | Resolved | Tier 2 public notice |
| Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | TTHM | Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 | Resolved | Tier 2 public notice |
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: City of Colstrip's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by Montana DEQ, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
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