Public water system · CA1000122
ActiveUsda-Forest Service Princess Campground
At a glance
Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground (PWSID CA1000122) is an active transient non-community water system in Fresno County, Kansas. It reports serving 450 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 1984.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
35
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground compare with other water systems in Fresno County?
By EPA's size categories, Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fresno County has 4 active public water systems, and Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 52% above the county average of 296 people per system, and accounts for 38% of the 1,185 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kansas, the 1,041 active systems average 2,800 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground is about 3.1 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. Kansas has 138 active transient non-community water systems, 13% of the state's 1,041 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 587 Kansas systems (56%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground?
EPA lists Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground as owned by the federal government. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 3 of the 4 active systems in Fresno County (75%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 1984. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | 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.
Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground?
Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground (PWSID CA1000122) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground serve?
Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground reports serving 450 people through 35 service connections in Fresno County, Kansas.
Where does Usda-Forest Service Princess 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 Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 1984. 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 Usda-Forest Service Princess 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. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 1984. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usda-Forest Service Princess 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 Fresno County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usda-Forest Service Hume Lake Campground | Fresno | 375 | Transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Dollar General 19853 - Squaw Valley | Fresno | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usda-Fs Landslide/Logger/Aspen Camps | Fresno | 110 | 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, “Usda-Forest Service Princess Campground, PWSID CA1000122, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/usda-forest-service-princess-campground-ca1000122 (data as of October 1, 2026).