Public water system · MD1181241
ActiveBear Creek Bbq
At a glance
Bear Creek Bbq (PWSID MD1181241) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It reports serving 154 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
154
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Bbq compare with other water systems in St. Mary's County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Bbq is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Mary's County has 194 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 642 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 124,635 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maryland, the 2,992 active systems average 1,947 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear Creek Bbq is roughly in line with 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. Maryland has 2,079 active transient non-community water systems, 69% of the state's 2,992 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,870 Maryland systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Bbq?
EPA lists Bear Creek Bbq as privately owned. The MD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 137 of the 194 active systems in St. Mary's County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Bbq have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2015. The violations listed here began between April 1998 and February 2015. By type: 9 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2004-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 9 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 Bbq: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Bbq?
Bear Creek Bbq (PWSID MD1181241) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Bbq serve?
Bear Creek Bbq reports serving 154 people through 1 service connection in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Where does Bear Creek Bbq 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 Bbq have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2015. 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 Bbq'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 9 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Bbq's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Creek Bbq 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 St. Mary's County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park | St. Mary's | 43,030 | Community | Groundwater |
| Patuxent Naval Air Station (Navfac-Wash) | St. Mary's | 22,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Leonardtown | St. Mary's | 5,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Country Lakes | St. Mary's | 3,016 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cedar Cove | St. Mary's | 2,728 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saint Marys College | St. Mary's | 2,200 | 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 Bbq, PWSID MD1181241, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/bear-creek-bbq-md1181241 (data as of October 1, 2026).