Is Culbertson, MT tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Culbertson has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Montana’s records.
Town of Culbertson, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Montana’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Culbertson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Culbertson
Montana · serves 714 people · under 100 in Culbertson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority
Montana · serves 3,005 people · lists Culbertson among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 247 mg/L (14.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Culbertson
The lab Montana certifies closest to Culbertson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Astro-Chem Lab Inc.
Williston, ND · about 38 miles
Certified for bacteria
Montana State Environmental Laboratory: Private well testing packages for bacteria, metals, nutrients, anions, organic chemicals and more, open to the public. Samples can be mailed, sent by the lab's free courier, or dropped off at the lab. Environmental Laboratory, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.
All 36 certified labs for MontanaZIP codes in Culbertson
Which ZIP codes are in Culbertson: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Water Laboratory Certification Program, certified laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
What to do next
- Read Town of Culbertson’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water