Public water system · TN0004989
ActiveBlack Bear Resort
At a glance
Black Bear Resort (PWSID TN0004989) is an active transient non-community water system in Carter County, Tennessee. It reports serving 69 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
69
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Black Bear Resort compare with other water systems in Carter County?
By EPA's size categories, Black Bear Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carter County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,966 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 59,496 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Black Bear Resort is about half of 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. Tennessee has 891 active transient non-community water systems, 64% of the state's 1,383 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,038 Tennessee systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Black Bear Resort?
EPA lists Black Bear Resort as privately owned. The TN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 7 of the 15 active systems in Carter County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Black Bear Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2013. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and June 2013. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2004-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Black Bear Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Black Bear Resort?
Black Bear Resort (PWSID TN0004989) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TN state drinking water program.
How many people does Black Bear Resort serve?
Black Bear Resort reports serving 69 people through 12 service connections in Carter County, Tennessee.
Where does Black Bear 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 Black Bear Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2013. 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 Black Bear 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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Black Bear Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Black Bear Resort 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 Carter County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethton Water Dept | Carter | 32,490 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| First U.D. of Carter County | Carter | 9,143 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| South Elizabethton U.D. | Carter | 6,244 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hampton Utility District | Carter | 4,354 | Community | Groundwater |
| Siam Utility District | Carter | 3,319 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Elizabethton Water Co-Op | Carter | 1,555 | 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, “Black Bear Resort, PWSID TN0004989, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/black-bear-resort-tn0004989 (data as of October 1, 2026).