Public water system · NC1011091
ActiveBear Creek Rv Park and Campground
At a glance
Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground (PWSID NC1011091) is an active transient non-community water system in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It reports serving 320 people through 126 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
320
Service connections
126
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground compare with other water systems in Buncombe County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Buncombe County has 105 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,956 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 205,425 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground is about 122% above 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. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground?
EPA lists Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 96 of the 105 active systems in Buncombe County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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 Rv Park and Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground?
Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground (PWSID NC1011091) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground serve?
Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground reports serving 320 people through 126 service connections in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Where does Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground 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 Rv Park and Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Rv Park and Campground'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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Creek Rv Park and Campground 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 Buncombe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville City of | Buncombe | 157,431 | Community | Surface water |
| Black Mountain, Town of | Buncombe | 11,976 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer | Buncombe | 10,122 | Community | Surface water |
| Weaverville, Town of | Buncombe | 8,359 | Community | Surface water |
| Biltmore Forest, Town of | Buncombe | 1,356 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Royal Gorge Water Utility | Buncombe | 950 | 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 Rv Park and Campground, PWSID NC1011091, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/bear-creek-rv-park-and-campground-nc1011091 (data as of October 1, 2026).