Public water system · NV0003053
ActiveBird Creek Campground Usfs
At a glance
Bird Creek Campground Usfs (PWSID NV0003053) is an active transient non-community water system in White Pine County, Nevada. It reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bird Creek Campground Usfs compare with other water systems in White Pine County?
By EPA's size categories, Bird Creek Campground Usfs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). White Pine County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 498 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 12,946 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nevada, the 643 active systems average 5,508 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bird Creek Campground Usfs 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. Nevada has 258 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 643 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 557 Nevada systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bird Creek Campground Usfs?
EPA lists Bird Creek Campground Usfs as owned by the federal government. The NV state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 7 of the 26 active systems in White Pine County (27%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Bird Creek Campground Usfs have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and January 2023. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Bird Creek Campground Usfs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bird Creek Campground Usfs?
Bird Creek Campground Usfs (PWSID NV0003053) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Bird Creek Campground Usfs serve?
Bird Creek Campground Usfs reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections in White Pine County, Nevada.
Where does Bird Creek Campground Usfs 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 Bird Creek Campground Usfs have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Bird Creek Campground Usfs' 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bird Creek Campground Usfs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bird Creek Campground Usfs 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 White Pine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Municipal Water Department | White Pine | 5,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cave Lake State Park | White Pine | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mcgill Water and Sewer Dist | White Pine | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc | White Pine | 1,099 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cave Springs Water System Nps | White Pine | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Robinson Nevada Mining Company | White Pine | 630 | 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, “Bird Creek Campground Usfs, PWSID NV0003053, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/bird-creek-campground-usfs-nv0003053 (data as of October 1, 2026).