Public water system · IN2680854
ActiveBear Creek Friends Church
At a glance
Bear Creek Friends Church (PWSID IN2680854) is an active transient non-community water system in Randolph County, Indiana. It reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Friends Church compare with other water systems in Randolph County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Friends Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Randolph County has 40 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 435 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 17,394 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear Creek Friends Church is about half of 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. Indiana has 2,596 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,969 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,769 Indiana systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Friends Church?
EPA lists Bear Creek Friends Church as privately owned. The IN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 30 of the 40 active systems in Randolph County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Friends Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2008. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and September 2008. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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 Friends Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Friends Church?
Bear Creek Friends Church (PWSID IN2680854) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Friends Church serve?
Bear Creek Friends Church reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection in Randolph County, Indiana.
Where does Bear Creek Friends Church 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 Creek Friends Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2008. 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 Friends Church'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Friends Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Creek Friends Church 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 Randolph County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Winchester | Randolph | 5,405 | Community | Groundwater |
| Union City Water Works | Randolph | 3,513 | Community | Groundwater |
| Parker City Water Department | Randolph | 1,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Farmland Municipal Water Works | Randolph | 1,301 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lynn Water Company | Randolph | 1,097 | Community | Groundwater |
| Monroe Central School Corp. | Randolph | 993 | Non-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, “Bear Creek Friends Church, PWSID IN2680854, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/bear-creek-friends-church-in2680854 (data as of October 1, 2026).