Simms High School

PWSID: MT0000715

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2 active violations (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 99% of water systems in Montana.

Violation trend: 1.4 per year over the last 5 years, down from 27.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served	180
Service Connections	5
Water Source	Groundwater
System Type	Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner	State
Status	Active
City	Simms
EPA ZIP on File	59477
Note	School or Daycare

Areas Served

Simms, Cascade County

Lead & Copper Testing

Contaminant	Level	EPA Action Level	Status
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0040 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)	0.0000 mg/L	0.015 mg/L	Below Action Level

2 Active Violations

Contaminant	Violation	Date	Health-Based	Status
5000	MR	2025-10-01		Open
5000	MR	2022-10-01		Open

Violation History (203 total)

Contaminant	Violation	Date	Health-Based	Status
1038	MR	2024-01-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
8000	MON	2023-06-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
8000	MON	2023-06-01	Major	Acknowledged
8000	MON	2023-06-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
8000	MON	2021-12-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
1038	MR	2021-01-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
8000	MON	2020-01-01	Major	Returned to Compliance
1010	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1010	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1015	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1015	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1020	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1020	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1025	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1025	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1035	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1035	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1036	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1036	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1074	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1074	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1075	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1075	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1085	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1085	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1045	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
1045	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2005	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2005	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2010	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2010	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2015	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2015	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2020	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2020	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2031	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2031	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2035	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2035	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2036	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2036	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2037	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2037	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2039	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2039	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2040	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2040	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2041	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2041	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged
2042	MR	2020-01-01	Major	Acknowledged

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Understanding This Water System's Record

Simms High School is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 180 in Simms, Montana. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.