Public water system · WY5600740
ActiveLittle Bear Inn
At a glance
Little Bear Inn (PWSID WY5600740) is an active transient non-community water system in Laramie County, Wyoming. It reports serving 112 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
112
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Little Bear Inn compare with other water systems in Laramie County?
By EPA's size categories, Little Bear Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Laramie County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,933 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 96,668 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 Little Bear Inn is about 22% 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 Little Bear Inn?
EPA lists Little Bear Inn as privately owned. 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. 33 of the 50 active systems in Laramie County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Little Bear Inn have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between May 2020 and January 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-25 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Little Bear Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Little Bear Inn?
Little Bear Inn (PWSID WY5600740) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Little Bear Inn serve?
Little Bear Inn reports serving 112 people through 1 service connection in Laramie County, Wyoming.
Where does Little Bear Inn 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 Little Bear Inn have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Little Bear Inn'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Little Bear Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Little Bear Inn 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 Laramie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities | Laramie | 64,165 | Community | Surface water |
| South Cheyenne Water & Sewer District | Laramie | 10,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Usaf F.E. Warren Afb | Laramie | 5,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Love`S Travel Center | Laramie | 1,545 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Travel Centers of America | Laramie | 1,525 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cheyenne Hills Church | Laramie | 1,211 | Transient non-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, “Little Bear Inn, PWSID WY5600740, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/little-bear-inn-wy5600740 (data as of October 1, 2026).