Public water system · CA1000003
ActiveBear Creek Water Improvement
At a glance
Bear Creek Water Improvement (PWSID CA1000003) is an active transient non-community water system in Fresno County, California. It reports serving 100 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
53
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Water Improvement compare with other water systems in Fresno County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Water Improvement is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fresno County has 328 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,205 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,051,276 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear Creek Water Improvement is about 31% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. California has 3,016 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 609 California systems (8.1%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Water Improvement?
EPA lists Bear Creek Water Improvement as privately owned. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 220 of the 328 active systems in Fresno County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Water Improvement have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. The violations listed here began between January 1984 and October 2009. By type: 9 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. EPA lists 9 as archived and 3 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1984-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1984-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Bear Creek Water Improvement: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Water Improvement?
Bear Creek Water Improvement (PWSID CA1000003) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Water Improvement serve?
Bear Creek Water Improvement reports serving 100 people through 53 service connections in Fresno County, California.
Where does Bear Creek Water Improvement get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Bear Creek Water Improvement have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Bear Creek Water Improvement's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Water Improvement's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Creek Water Improvement is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Fresno County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fresno | Fresno | 545,716 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Clovis | Fresno | 130,130 | Community | Surface water |
| California State University Fresno | Fresno | 41,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cws - Selma | Fresno | 26,517 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Sanger | Fresno | 26,357 | Community | Groundwater |
| Reedley, City of | Fresno | 26,076 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bear Creek Water Improvement, PWSID CA1000003, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/bear-creek-water-improvement-ca1000003 (data as of October 1, 2026).