Public water system · OR4195562
ActiveBear Creek Artichokes
At a glance
Bear Creek Artichokes (PWSID OR4195562) is an active transient non-community water system in Tillamook County, Oregon. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. 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 April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Artichokes compare with other water systems in Tillamook County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Artichokes is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tillamook County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 538 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 33,890 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Oregon, the 2,536 active systems average 1,587 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear Creek Artichokes is about 31% 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. Oregon has 1,250 active transient non-community water systems, 49% of the state's 2,536 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,175 Oregon systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Artichokes?
EPA lists Bear Creek Artichokes as privately owned. The OR state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 28 of the 63 active systems in Tillamook County (44%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Artichokes have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and April 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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 Artichokes: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Artichokes?
Bear Creek Artichokes (PWSID OR4195562) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Artichokes serve?
Bear Creek Artichokes reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Tillamook County, Oregon.
Where does Bear Creek Artichokes 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 Artichokes have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Artichokes' 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 April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Artichokes' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Creek Artichokes 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 Tillamook County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillamook Water Dept, City of | Tillamook | 5,265 | Community | Surface water |
| Manzanita, City of | Tillamook | 3,200 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Oprd Cape Lookout State Park | Tillamook | 2,005 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Fairview Water District | Tillamook | 1,930 | Community | Groundwater |
| Netarts Water District | Tillamook | 1,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Neskowin Reg Water Dist | Tillamook | 1,735 | Community | 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, “Bear Creek Artichokes, PWSID OR4195562, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/bear-creek-artichokes-or4195562 (data as of October 1, 2026).