Public water system · WV9939161

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Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store

At a glance

Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store (PWSID WV9939161) is an active transient non-community water system in Preston County, West Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWV9939161

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyWV state drinking water program

City servedBruceton Mills

StateWest Virginia

ZIP—

CountyPreston County

How does Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store compare with other water systems in Preston County?

By EPA's size categories, Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Preston County has 75 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 433 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 32,453 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across West Virginia, the 791 active systems average 2,032 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store is about 65% 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. West Virginia has 309 active transient non-community water systems, 39% of the state's 791 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 468 West Virginia systems (59%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store?

EPA lists Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store as privately owned. The WV state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 62 of the 75 active systems in Preston County (83%) are also privately owned.

Does Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and May 2019. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2019-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-04-05	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-04-05	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2019-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2012-01-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 8 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.

Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store: frequently asked questions

Who runs Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store?

Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store (PWSID WV9939161) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.

How many people does Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store serve?

Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Preston County, West Virginia.

Where does Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store 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 Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.

Where can I find Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store 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 Preston County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Preston County Psd 4	Preston	8,753	Community	Groundwater
Kingwood Water Board	Preston	7,674	Community	Surface water
Preston County Psd 1	Preston	3,455	Community	Surface water
Masontown Water Works	Preston	2,239	Community	Purchased surface water
Terra Alta Water Works	Preston	1,856	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Tunnelton Town of	Preston	1,346	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, “Alyeska - Big Bear Lake Store, PWSID WV9939161, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/alyeska-big-bear-lake-store-wv9939161 (data as of October 1, 2026).