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Camp Merriwood

At a glance

Camp Merriwood (PWSID NH1837040) is an active transient non-community water system in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 159 people through 24 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.

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

Population served

159

Service connections

24

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNH1837040
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served159
Service connections24
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program
City servedOrford
StateNew Hampshire
ZIP—
CountyGrafton County

How does Camp Merriwood compare with other water systems in Grafton County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Merriwood is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grafton County has 270 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 394 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 106,236 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 Camp Merriwood is about 10% above 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 Camp Merriwood?

EPA lists Camp Merriwood as privately owned. 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. 213 of the 270 active systems in Grafton County (79%) are also privately owned.

Does Camp Merriwood have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2014 and September 2025. By type: 4 reporting, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2025-09-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-08-26Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2021-10-28Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2021-09-04Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2018-09-01ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-09-01Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2018-08-23Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2017-06-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-06-01ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4CRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-06-01Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2DRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2014-11-20Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved

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 Merriwood: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Merriwood?

Camp Merriwood (PWSID NH1837040) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Merriwood serve?

Camp Merriwood reports serving 159 people through 24 service connections in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Where does Camp Merriwood 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 Merriwood have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Merriwood'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Merriwood's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Merriwood 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 Grafton County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Lebanon Water DeptGrafton13,600CommunitySurface water
Hanover Water DeptGrafton9,600CommunitySurface water
Plymouth Vlg Water and SewerGrafton6,700CommunityGroundwater
Littleton Water and LightGrafton6,500CommunitySurface water
Bristol Water WorksGrafton3,575CommunityGroundwater
Lincoln Water WorksGrafton3,300CommunitySurface water

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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 Merriwood, PWSID NH1837040, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/camp-merriwood-nh1837040 (data as of October 1, 2026).