Public water system · MT0000126
ActiveBear Creek Village Bigfork
At a glance
Bear Creek Village Bigfork (PWSID MT0000126) is an active community water system in Flathead County, Montana. It reports serving 100 people through 37 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
37
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Village Bigfork compare with other water systems in Flathead County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Village Bigfork is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Flathead County has 327 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 324 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 105,781 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bear Creek Village Bigfork 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. Montana has 853 active community water systems, 36% of the state's 2,378 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,994 Montana systems (84%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Village Bigfork?
EPA lists Bear Creek Village Bigfork as privately owned. The MT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 263 of the 327 active systems in Flathead County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Village Bigfork have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007. The violations listed here began between March 1994 and October 2007. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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 Village Bigfork: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Village Bigfork?
Bear Creek Village Bigfork (PWSID MT0000126) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Village Bigfork serve?
Bear Creek Village Bigfork reports serving 100 people through 37 service connections in Flathead County, Montana.
Where does Bear Creek Village Bigfork 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 Village Bigfork have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007. 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 Village Bigfork'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Village Bigfork's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bear Creek Village Bigfork 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 Flathead County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell Public Works | Flathead | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Whitefish City of | Flathead | 10,418 | Community | Surface water |
| Flathead County Water and Sewer | Flathead | 7,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bigfork County Water and Sewer | Flathead | 6,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Columbia Falls City of | Flathead | 4,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ridge Run | Flathead | 3,500 | 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 Village Bigfork, PWSID MT0000126, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/bear-creek-village-bigfork-mt0000126 (data as of October 1, 2026).