Public water system · NH0162340
ActiveBear Village South
At a glance
Bear Village South (PWSID NH0162340) is an active community water system in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 30 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bear Village South compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Village South is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 366 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 221 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 81,013 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Hampshire, the 2,450 active systems average 508 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bear Village South 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. New Hampshire has 706 active community water systems, 29% of the state's 2,450 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,374 New Hampshire systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Village South?
EPA lists Bear Village South as privately owned. The NH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 328 of the 366 active systems in Carroll County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Village South have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and April 2008. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Fluoride (5 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Fluoridecode 1025 | Yes | Archived |
All 5 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 Village South: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Village South?
Bear Village South (PWSID NH0162340) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Village South serve?
Bear Village South reports serving 30 people through 12 service connections in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Where does Bear Village South 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 Village South have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. 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 Village South'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 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Village South's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bear Village South 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 Carroll County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfeboro Water and Sewer | Carroll | 6,000 | Community | Surface water |
| North Conway Water Pct | Carroll | 5,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lower Bartlett Water Pct | Carroll | 3,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Conway Water and Sewer | Carroll | 2,745 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paradise Shores | Carroll | 2,060 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sanbornville Water Dept | Carroll | 1,425 | 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 Village South, PWSID NH0162340, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/bear-village-south-nh0162340 (data as of October 1, 2026).