Is HAVRE CITY OF's water safe to drink?
HAVRE CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 9,921 people through 3,644 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
HAVRE CITY OF has 25 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,148th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 68th percentile nationally.
Against the MT average
MT's 59 covered systems average 6.7 health-based violations each; HAVRE CITY OF carries 4, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
HAVRE CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
The concern categories on record
HAVRE CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What HAVRE CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what HAVRE CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 25 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.