Public water system · WY5600469
ActiveWy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra
At a glance
Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra (PWSID WY5600469) is an active transient non-community water system in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It reports serving 843 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
843
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra compare with other water systems in Sweetwater County?
By EPA's size categories, Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Sweetwater County has 44 active public water systems. Its population served is about 31% below the county average of 1,215 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 53,453 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 Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra is about 5.9 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. 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 Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra?
EPA lists Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra as owned by a state 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. 2 of the 44 active systems in Sweetwater County (4.5%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra?
Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra (PWSID WY5600469) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra serve?
Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra reports serving 843 people through 1 service connection in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
Where does Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra 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 Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. 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 Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra 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 Sweetwater County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs, City of | Sweetwater | 24,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Green River, City of | Sweetwater | 10,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| White Mountain W&S District | Sweetwater | 3,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Little America Hotels & Resorts, Inc.- Wy | Sweetwater | 2,004 | Community | Surface water |
| Pioneer Mobile Home Park | Sweetwater | 1,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| We Soda Alkali, LLC | Sweetwater | 950 | Non-transient non-community | 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, “Wy Dot-Bitter Creek East Ra, PWSID WY5600469, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/wy-dot-bitter-creek-east-ra-wy5600469 (data as of October 1, 2026).