Public water system · CT0690114
ActiveHide Away Cove Campground
At a glance
Hide Away Cove Campground (PWSID CT0690114) is an active transient non-community water system in Windham County, Connecticut. It reports serving 100 people through 300 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
300
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hide Away Cove Campground compare with other water systems in Windham County?
By EPA's size categories, Hide Away Cove Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Windham County has 254 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 251 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 63,868 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Connecticut, the 2,363 active systems average 1,247 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Hide Away Cove Campground is about 31% 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. Connecticut has 1,399 active transient non-community water systems, 59% of the state's 2,363 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,263 Connecticut systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Hide Away Cove Campground?
EPA lists Hide Away Cove Campground as privately owned. The CT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 220 of the 254 active systems in Windham County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Hide Away Cove Campground have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2018 and April 2024. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-04-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2022-11-15 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-10-17 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-14 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-19 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-04-19 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-05-02 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-19 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-04-19 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | 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.
Hide Away Cove Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hide Away Cove Campground?
Hide Away Cove Campground (PWSID CT0690114) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CT state drinking water program.
How many people does Hide Away Cove Campground serve?
Hide Away Cove Campground reports serving 100 people through 300 service connections in Windham County, Connecticut.
Where does Hide Away Cove Campground 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 Hide Away Cove Campground have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Hide Away Cove Campground'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hide Away Cove Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hide Away Cove Campground 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 Windham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham Water Works | Windham | 21,214 | Community | Surface water |
| Putnam Water Pollution Control Authority | Windham | 7,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Ctwc - Crystal System | Windham | 6,378 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ctwc - Gallup System | Windham | 2,538 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ctwc - Plainfield System | Windham | 1,713 | Community | Groundwater |
| Killingly High School & Agricultural Ctr | Windham | 1,400 | Non-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, “Hide Away Cove Campground, PWSID CT0690114, Connecticut”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/connecticut/hide-away-cove-campground-ct0690114 (data as of October 1, 2026).