Public water system · CO0230017
ActiveBears Inn Bed and Breakfast
At a glance
Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast (PWSID CO0230017) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Colorado. It reports serving 32 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
32
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 112 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,159 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 577,783 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast is well 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. Colorado has 956 active transient non-community water systems, 43% of the state's 2,207 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,437 Colorado systems (65%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast?
EPA lists Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast as privately owned. The CO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 69 of the 112 active systems in Jefferson County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 1992 and January 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-08-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast?
Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast (PWSID CO0230017) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast serve?
Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast reports serving 32 people through 5 service connections in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Where does Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvada City of | Jefferson | 171,610 | Community | Surface water |
| Consolidated Mutual Maple Grove | Jefferson | 81,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Green Mountain Wsd | Jefferson | 49,400 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bancroft Clover Wsd | Jefferson | 44,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Golden City of | Jefferson | 38,288 | Community | Surface water |
| Bear Creek Wsd | Jefferson | 30,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Bears Inn Bed and Breakfast, PWSID CO0230017, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/bears-inn-bed-and-breakfast-co0230017 (data as of October 1, 2026).