Public water system · WY5680243

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Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg

At a glance

Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg (PWSID WY5680243) is an active transient non-community water system in Big Horn County, Wyoming. It reports serving 40 people through 18 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.

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

PWSIDWY5680243

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served40

Service connections18

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyWY state drinking water program

City servedSheridan

StateWyoming

ZIP—

CountyBig Horn County

How does Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg compare with other water systems in Big Horn County?

By EPA's size categories, Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Big Horn County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 371 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 10,387 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg is well 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. Wyoming has 352 active transient non-community water systems, 45% of the state's 775 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 585 Wyoming systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg?

EPA lists Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg as owned by the federal government. The WY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 28 active systems in Big Horn County (21%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and September 2024. By type: 5 monitoring, 3 required treatment not met, 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). 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
2024-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-10-18	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2023-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-09-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2023-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-05-10	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-08-06	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-07-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2021-05-26	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	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.

Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg?

Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg (PWSID WY5680243) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.

How many people does Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg serve?

Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg reports serving 40 people through 18 service connections in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

Where does Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg 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 Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. 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 Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg 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 Big Horn County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lovell, Town of	Big Horn	2,250	Community	Purchased surface water
Greybull, Town of	Big Horn	2,080	Community	Groundwater
Basin, Town of	Big Horn	1,250	Community	Purchased groundwater
South Big Horn County Jpb	Big Horn	900	Community	Groundwater
Cowley, Town of	Big Horn	800	Community	Groundwater
Byron, Town of	Big Horn	561	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, “Bhnf-Ranger Creek Cg, PWSID WY5680243, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/bhnf-ranger-creek-cg-wy5680243 (data as of October 1, 2026).