Public water system · ND5311497
ActiveLittle Beaver Bay Rec Area
At a glance
Little Beaver Bay Rec Area (PWSID ND5311497) is an active transient non-community water system in Williams County, North Dakota. It reports serving 40 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Little Beaver Bay Rec Area compare with other water systems in Williams County?
By EPA's size categories, Little Beaver Bay Rec Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Williams County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,990 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 37,806 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Dakota, the 403 active systems average 1,864 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Little Beaver Bay Rec Area is well 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. North Dakota has 81 active transient non-community water systems, 20% of the state's 403 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 177 North Dakota systems (44%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Little Beaver Bay Rec Area?
EPA lists Little Beaver Bay Rec Area as owned by a local government. The ND state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 8 of the 19 active systems in Williams County (42%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Little Beaver Bay Rec Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and August 2016. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-03 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
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.
Little Beaver Bay Rec Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Little Beaver Bay Rec Area?
Little Beaver Bay Rec Area (PWSID ND5311497) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the ND state drinking water program.
How many people does Little Beaver Bay Rec Area serve?
Little Beaver Bay Rec Area reports serving 40 people through 6 service connections in Williams County, North Dakota.
Where does Little Beaver Bay Rec Area 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 Little Beaver Bay Rec Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2016. 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 Little Beaver Bay Rec Area'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ND state drinking water program.
Where can I find Little Beaver Bay Rec Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Little Beaver Bay Rec Area 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 Williams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williston City of | Williams | 26,426 | Community | Surface water |
| Northwest Rural Water District | Williams | 5,102 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tioga City of | Williams | 2,202 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| R & T Water System | Williams | 1,003 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Ray City of | Williams | 950 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Trenton Water Users Assoc | Williams | 840 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Little Beaver Bay Rec Area, PWSID ND5311497, North Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-dakota/little-beaver-bay-rec-area-nd5311497 (data as of October 1, 2026).