Public water system · ID7330060
ActiveYellowstone Bear World
At a glance
Yellowstone Bear World (PWSID ID7330060) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, Idaho. It reports serving 500 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Yellowstone Bear World compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Yellowstone Bear World is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 32 active public water systems, and Yellowstone Bear World is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,570 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 50,246 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 Yellowstone Bear World is about 3.5 times 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 Yellowstone Bear World?
EPA lists Yellowstone Bear World 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. 28 of the 32 active systems in Madison County (88%) are also privately owned.
Does Yellowstone Bear World have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1999 and January 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2022-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Yellowstone Bear World: frequently asked questions
Who runs Yellowstone Bear World?
Yellowstone Bear World (PWSID ID7330060) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the ID state drinking water program.
How many people does Yellowstone Bear World serve?
Yellowstone Bear World reports serving 500 people through 3 service connections in Madison County, Idaho.
Where does Yellowstone Bear World 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 Yellowstone Bear World have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Yellowstone Bear World'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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ID state drinking water program.
Where can I find Yellowstone Bear World's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Yellowstone Bear World 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rexburg City of | Madison | 40,695 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sugar City City of | Madison | 2,395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Henrys Fork LDS Church | Madison | 747 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS South Rexburg Stake Center | Madison | 737 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Salem | Madison | 581 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| LDS Church Plano | Madison | 479 | Transient non-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, “Yellowstone Bear World, PWSID ID7330060, Idaho”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/idaho/yellowstone-bear-world-id7330060 (data as of October 1, 2026).