Public water system · PA3060310
ActiveBear Creek Mountain Resort
At a glance
Bear Creek Mountain Resort (PWSID PA3060310) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 4,500 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,500
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Creek Mountain Resort compare with other water systems in Berks County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Creek Mountain Resort is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Berks County has 471 active public water systems. Its population served is about 5.6 times the county average of 799 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 376,539 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bear Creek Mountain Resort is about 10 times that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Creek Mountain Resort?
EPA lists Bear Creek Mountain Resort as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 346 of the 471 active systems in Berks County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Creek Mountain Resort have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are 2,4,5-TP (Silvex), Alachlor (Lasso), Heptachlor and Endrin. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Oxamylcode 2036 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Diquatcode 2032 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Glyphosatecode 2034 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | 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.
Bear Creek Mountain Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Creek Mountain Resort?
Bear Creek Mountain Resort (PWSID PA3060310) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Creek Mountain Resort serve?
Bear Creek Mountain Resort reports serving 4,500 people through 4 service connections in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Bear Creek Mountain Resort 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 Mountain Resort have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Mountain Resort'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Creek Mountain Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Creek Mountain Resort is a non-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 Berks County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Area Water Authority | Berks | 95,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Paw Penn District | Berks | 28,508 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paw Glen Alsace Div | Berks | 24,951 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth | Berks | 22,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kutztown Borough Water | Berks | 14,200 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Shillington Muni Auth | Berks | 13,300 | 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, “Bear Creek Mountain Resort, PWSID PA3060310, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/bear-creek-mountain-resort-pa3060310 (data as of October 1, 2026).