Public water system · NE3121208
ActiveCamp Moses Merrill
At a glance
Camp Moses Merrill (PWSID NE3121208) is an active transient non-community water system in Saunders County, Nebraska. It reports serving 25 people through 18 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, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
18
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Camp Moses Merrill compare with other water systems in Saunders County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp Moses Merrill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Saunders County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 423 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 16,487 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nebraska, the 1,226 active systems average 1,472 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Camp Moses Merrill 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. Nebraska has 489 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 1,226 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,095 Nebraska systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Camp Moses Merrill?
EPA lists Camp Moses Merrill as privately owned. The NE state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 16 of the 39 active systems in Saunders County (41%) are also privately owned.
Does Camp Moses Merrill have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and July 2025. By type: 12 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (12 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2023-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2023-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2023-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2022-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Camp Moses Merrill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp Moses Merrill?
Camp Moses Merrill (PWSID NE3121208) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp Moses Merrill serve?
Camp Moses Merrill reports serving 25 people through 18 service connections in Saunders County, Nebraska.
Where does Camp Moses Merrill 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 Camp Moses Merrill have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Camp Moses Merrill'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, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp Moses Merrill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Moses Merrill 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 Saunders County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahoo, City of | Saunders | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ashland, City of | Saunders | 3,369 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yutan, City of | Saunders | 1,274 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saunders Co Sid 8 | Saunders | 925 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ceresco, Village of | Saunders | 919 | Community | Groundwater |
| Valparaiso, Village of | Saunders | 600 | 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, “Camp Moses Merrill, PWSID NE3121208, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/camp-moses-merrill-ne3121208 (data as of October 1, 2026).