Public water system · NE3120385
ActiveDouble Nickel Campground
At a glance
Double Nickel Campground (PWSID NE3120385) is an active transient non-community water system in York County, Nebraska. It reports serving 30 people through 63 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
63
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Double Nickel Campground compare with other water systems in York County?
By EPA's size categories, Double Nickel Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). York County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 530 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 12,726 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 Double Nickel 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. 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 Double Nickel Campground?
EPA lists Double Nickel Campground 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. 13 of the 24 active systems in York County (54%) are also privately owned.
Does Double Nickel Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. The violations listed here began between October 1992 and July 2015. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1992-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 6 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.
Double Nickel Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Double Nickel Campground?
Double Nickel Campground (PWSID NE3120385) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NE state drinking water program.
How many people does Double Nickel Campground serve?
Double Nickel Campground reports serving 30 people through 63 service connections in York County, Nebraska.
Where does Double Nickel 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 Double Nickel Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. 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 Double Nickel 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 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Double Nickel Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Double Nickel 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 York County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York, City of | York | 8,091 | Community | Groundwater |
| Henderson, City of | York | 1,080 | Community | Groundwater |
| Akal Travel Center | York | 593 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mccool Junction, Village of | York | 487 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nebraska Center for Women | York | 400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waco, Village of | York | 336 | 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, “Double Nickel Campground, PWSID NE3120385, Nebraska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nebraska/double-nickel-campground-ne3120385 (data as of October 1, 2026).