Public water system · MA1106006
ActiveBarton Cove Campground
At a glance
Barton Cove Campground (PWSID MA1106006) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Barton Cove Campground compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Barton Cove Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 113 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 521 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 58,894 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Barton Cove Campground is about 17% 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. Massachusetts has 859 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 1,636 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,354 Massachusetts systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Barton Cove Campground?
EPA lists Barton Cove Campground as privately owned. The MA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 68 of the 113 active systems in Franklin County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Barton Cove Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and September 2012. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Barton Cove Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Barton Cove Campground?
Barton Cove Campground (PWSID MA1106006) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MA state drinking water program.
How many people does Barton Cove Campground serve?
Barton Cove Campground reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Where does Barton 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 Barton Cove Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012. 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 Barton 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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Barton Cove Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Barton 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Water Department | Franklin | 17,768 | Community | Surface water |
| Turners Falls Water Dept | Franklin | 8,080 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orange Water Dept | Franklin | 6,526 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| South Deerfield Water Supply District | Franklin | 3,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Sunderland Water District | Franklin | 3,190 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shelburne Falls Fire District | Franklin | 1,806 | 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, “Barton Cove Campground, PWSID MA1106006, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/barton-cove-campground-ma1106006 (data as of October 1, 2026).