Public water system · MI0000505
ActiveBear Creek Estates Condominium
At a glance
Bear Creek Estates Condominium (PWSID MI0000505) is an active community water system in Emmet County, Michigan. It reports serving 210 people through 70 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
210
Service connections
70
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Estates Condominium compare with other water systems in Emmet County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Estates Condominium is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Emmet County has 198 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 192 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 38,096 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bear Creek Estates Condominium is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active community water systems, 13% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,214 Michigan systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Estates Condominium?
EPA lists Bear Creek Estates Condominium as privately owned. The MI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 188 of the 198 active systems in Emmet County (95%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Estates Condominium have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and January 2016. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Consumer Confidence Rule and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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 Estates Condominium: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Estates Condominium?
Bear Creek Estates Condominium (PWSID MI0000505) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Estates Condominium serve?
Bear Creek Estates Condominium reports serving 210 people through 70 service connections in Emmet County, Michigan.
Where does Bear Creek Estates Condominium 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 Estates Condominium have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. 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 Estates Condominium'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Estates Condominium's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bear Creek Estates Condominium must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Emmet County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petoskey, City of | Emmet | 8,979 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pleasant View Ez Mart | Emmet | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Birchwood Farms | Emmet | 1,227 | Community | Groundwater |
| Harbor Springs, City of | Emmet | 1,194 | Community | Groundwater |
| Little Traverse Township | Emmet | 1,102 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bay View Association | Emmet | 831 | Community | Purchased 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 Estates Condominium, PWSID MI0000505, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/bear-creek-estates-condominium-mi0000505 (data as of October 1, 2026).