Public water system · UTAH17010
ActiveBear Lake Water Company
At a glance
Bear Lake Water Company (PWSID UTAH17010) is an active transient non-community water system in Rich County, Utah. It reports serving 1,200 people through 533 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,200
Service connections
533
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Lake Water Company compare with other water systems in Rich County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Lake Water Company is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Rich County has 21 active public water systems, and Bear Lake Water Company is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.5 times the county average of 217 people per system, and accounts for 26% of the 4,549 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Utah, the 1,133 active systems average 3,458 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bear Lake Water Company is about 8.3 times 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. Utah has 509 active transient non-community water systems, 45% of the state's 1,133 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 898 Utah systems (79%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bear Lake Water Company?
EPA lists Bear Lake Water Company as privately owned. The UT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 10 of the 21 active systems in Rich County (48%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Lake Water Company have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between September 1991 and January 2019. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1991-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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 Lake Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Lake Water Company?
Bear Lake Water Company (PWSID UTAH17010) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the UT state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Lake Water Company serve?
Bear Lake Water Company reports serving 1,200 people through 533 service connections in Rich County, Utah.
Where does Bear Lake Water Company 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 Lake Water Company 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 January 2019. 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 Lake Water Company'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the UT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Lake Water Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Lake Water Company 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 Rich County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deseret Land and Livestock-Trek System | Rich | 522 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Randolph Town Water System | Rich | 470 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bear Lake Park - North Eden Campground | Rich | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Laketown | Rich | 380 | Community | Groundwater |
| Monte Cristo Campground & Gs | Rich | 282 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bridgerland Water Co | Rich | 240 | Community | Groundwater |
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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 Lake Water Company, PWSID UTAH17010, Utah”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/utah/bear-lake-water-company-utah17010 (data as of October 1, 2026).