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Usfs Float Camp Campground

At a glance

Usfs Float Camp Campground (PWSID MO4102223) is an active transient non-community water system in Ripley County, Missouri. It reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMO4102223

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections20

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyMO state drinking water program

City servedDoniphan

StateMissouri

ZIP—

CountyRipley County

How does Usfs Float Camp Campground compare with other water systems in Ripley County?

By EPA's size categories, Usfs Float Camp Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ripley County has 8 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,081 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 8,651 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Missouri, the 2,943 active systems average 2,049 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Usfs Float Camp Campground is well 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. Missouri has 1,103 active transient non-community water systems, 37% of the state's 2,943 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,521 Missouri systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Usfs Float Camp Campground?

EPA lists Usfs Float Camp Campground as owned by the federal government. The MO 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 8 active systems in Ripley County (25%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Usfs Float Camp Campground have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012. The violations listed here began between September 1997 and August 2012. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 4 as archived. 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. 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
2012-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-11-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1999-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1998-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1998-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1997-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Usfs Float Camp Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs Usfs Float Camp Campground?

Usfs Float Camp Campground (PWSID MO4102223) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.

How many people does Usfs Float Camp Campground serve?

Usfs Float Camp Campground reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections in Ripley County, Missouri.

Where does Usfs Float Camp 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 Usfs Float Camp Campground have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Usfs Float Camp 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 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Usfs Float Camp Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs Float Camp 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 Ripley County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ripley County Pwsd 2	Ripley	2,780	Community	Groundwater
Ripley County Pwsd 1 East	Ripley	2,265	Community	Groundwater
Doniphan Pws	Ripley	2,000	Community	Groundwater
Ripley County Pwsd 1 West	Ripley	940	Community	Groundwater
Naylor Pws	Ripley	471	Community	Groundwater
Gatewood Elementary School	Ripley	145	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, “Usfs Float Camp Campground, PWSID MO4102223, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/usfs-float-camp-campground-mo4102223 (data as of October 1, 2026).