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Public water system · MT0004887

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Bear Creek Resort

Transient non-community water system in Sanders County, Montana, drawing primarily on groundwater.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

29

Service connections

10

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMT0004887
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served29
Service connections10
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMT state drinking water program
City servedThompson Falls
StateMontana
ZIP—
CountySanders County

Violations & enforcement

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

All 6 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 Resort: frequently asked questions

Is Bear Creek Resort's water safe to drink?

Bear Creek Resort is an active transient non-community water system regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, overseen by the MT state drinking water program. EPA's SDWA data records violations for this system — the most recent are listed on this page; consult EPA ECHO or your annual Consumer Confidence Report for its current compliance status.

Who runs Bear Creek Resort?

Bear Creek Resort (PWSID MT0004887) is a private-owned transient non-community water system, regulated by the MT state drinking water program.

How many people does Bear Creek Resort serve?

Bear Creek Resort reports serving 29 people through 10 service connections in Sanders County, Montana.

Where does Bear Creek Resort get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater.

Other water systems in Sanders County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Thompson Falls City ofSanders1,950CommunityGroundwater
Plains Town ofSanders1,700CommunityGroundwater
Hot Springs Municipal WaterSanders600CommunityGroundwater
One StopSanders500Transient non-communityGroundwater
Sanders County Harvest FoodsSanders445Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Water Service Inc. Trout CreekSanders350CommunityGroundwater

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