Public water system · MN5490140
ActiveBear Cabins
At a glance
Bear Cabins (PWSID MN5490140) is an active transient non-community water system in Morrison County, Minnesota. It reports serving 100 people through 36 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
36
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Cabins compare with other water systems in Morrison County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Cabins is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Morrison County has 96 active public water systems. Its population served is about 61% below the county average of 259 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 24,860 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear Cabins is about 31% 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. Minnesota has 5,008 active transient non-community water systems, 77% of the state's 6,465 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,261 Minnesota systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Cabins?
EPA lists Bear Cabins as privately owned. The MN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 76 of the 96 active systems in Morrison County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Cabins have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2000. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 Cabins: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Cabins?
Bear Cabins (PWSID MN5490140) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Cabins serve?
Bear Cabins reports serving 100 people through 36 service connections in Morrison County, Minnesota.
Where does Bear Cabins 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 Cabins have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2000. 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 Cabins' 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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Cabins' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Cabins 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 Morrison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls | Morrison | 9,069 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rich Prairie Sewer and Water District | Morrison | 1,531 | Community | Groundwater |
| Royalton | Morrison | 1,266 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Ripley | Morrison | 900 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Motley | Morrison | 680 | Community | Groundwater |
| Randall | Morrison | 608 | 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 Cabins, PWSID MN5490140, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/bear-cabins-mn5490140 (data as of October 1, 2026).