Public water system · ID6210031
ActiveBear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort
At a glance
Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort (PWSID ID6210031) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Idaho. It reports serving 26 people through 22 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
22
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 515 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 10,819 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Idaho, the 1,961 active systems average 899 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort 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. Idaho has 954 active transient non-community water systems, 49% of the state's 1,961 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,861 Idaho systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort?
EPA lists Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort as privately owned. The ID state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 12 of the 21 active systems in Franklin County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2023 and October 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-19 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | 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.
Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort?
Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort (PWSID ID6210031) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort serve?
Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort reports serving 26 people through 22 service connections in Franklin County, Idaho.
Where does Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort 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 Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort 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 October 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 Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort'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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston City of | Franklin | 5,591 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairview Water Dist | Franklin | 1,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Franklin City of | Franklin | 1,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Dayton City of | Franklin | 510 | Community | Groundwater |
| Weston City of | Franklin | 490 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clifton City of | Franklin | 413 | 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 River Hot Springs/Riverdale Resort, PWSID ID6210031, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/bear-river-hot-springs-riverdale-resort-id6210031 (data as of October 1, 2026).