Public water system · OR4101081
ActiveUsfs Bear Springs Rs
At a glance
Usfs Bear Springs Rs (PWSID OR4101081) is an active transient non-community water system in Wasco County, Oregon. It reports serving 217 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
217
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usfs Bear Springs Rs compare with other water systems in Wasco County?
By EPA's size categories, Usfs Bear Springs Rs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wasco County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 583 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 25,664 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 Usfs Bear Springs Rs is about 51% 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. 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 Usfs Bear Springs Rs?
EPA lists Usfs Bear Springs Rs as owned by the federal government. 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. 9 of the 44 active systems in Wasco County (20%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usfs Bear Springs Rs have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and April 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved, 2 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| 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 reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | Coliphagecode 3028 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | Coliphagecode 3028 | No | Archived |
| 2023-07-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-19 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | Coliphagecode 3028 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Usfs Bear Springs Rs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usfs Bear Springs Rs?
Usfs Bear Springs Rs (PWSID OR4101081) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the OR state drinking water program.
How many people does Usfs Bear Springs Rs serve?
Usfs Bear Springs Rs reports serving 217 people through 13 service connections in Wasco County, Oregon.
Where does Usfs Bear Springs Rs 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 Usfs Bear Springs Rs have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are 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 Usfs Bear Springs Rs' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are 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 Usfs Bear Springs Rs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Bear Springs Rs 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 Wasco County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dalles, City of | Wasco | 13,010 | Community | Surface water |
| Chenowith PUD | Wasco | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Barlow Water District | Wasco | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ote Memaloose Rest Area | Wasco | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dufur, City of | Wasco | 610 | Community | Groundwater |
| Young Life | Wasco | 497 | 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, “Usfs Bear Springs Rs, PWSID OR4101081, Oregon”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/oregon/usfs-bear-springs-rs-or4101081 (data as of October 1, 2026).