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Basin Campground

At a glance

Basin Campground (PWSID NH0427030) is an active transient non-community water system in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 52 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.

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

Population served

52

Service connections

4

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNH0427030
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served52
Service connections4
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeFederal government
Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program
City servedChatham
StateNew Hampshire
ZIP—
CountyCarroll County

How does Basin Campground compare with other water systems in Carroll County?

By EPA's size categories, Basin Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 366 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 221 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 81,013 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Hampshire, the 2,450 active systems average 508 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Basin Campground is about 64% 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. New Hampshire has 1,291 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 2,450 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,374 New Hampshire systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Basin Campground?

EPA lists Basin Campground as owned by the federal government. The NH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 366 active systems in Carroll County (2.5%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Basin Campground have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. EPA lists 1 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2015-10-15Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved

The one violation in EPA's records.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.

Basin Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs Basin Campground?

Basin Campground (PWSID NH0427030) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Basin Campground serve?

Basin Campground reports serving 52 people through 4 service connections in Carroll County, New Hampshire.

Where does Basin 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 Basin Campground have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Basin 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Basin Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Basin 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 Carroll County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Wolfeboro Water and SewerCarroll6,000CommunitySurface water
North Conway Water PctCarroll5,500CommunityGroundwater
Lower Bartlett Water PctCarroll3,850CommunityGroundwater
Conway Water and SewerCarroll2,745CommunityGroundwater
Paradise ShoresCarroll2,060CommunityGroundwater
Sanbornville Water DeptCarroll1,425CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Basin Campground, PWSID NH0427030, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/basin-campground-nh0427030 (data as of October 1, 2026).