Public water system · NH0737030
ActiveOssipee Lake Camping Area/Old
At a glance
Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old (PWSID NH0737030) is an active transient non-community water system in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 517 people through 143 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
517
Service connections
143
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Carroll County has 366 active public water systems. Its population served is about 134% above the county average of 221 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% 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 Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old is about 3.6 times 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 Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old?
EPA lists Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old 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. 328 of the 366 active systems in Carroll County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and August 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old?
Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old (PWSID NH0737030) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.
How many people does Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old serve?
Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old reports serving 517 people through 143 service connections in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
Where does Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old 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 Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. 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 Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old 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 system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfeboro Water and Sewer | Carroll | 6,000 | Community | Surface water |
| North Conway Water Pct | Carroll | 5,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lower Bartlett Water Pct | Carroll | 3,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Conway Water and Sewer | Carroll | 2,745 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paradise Shores | Carroll | 2,060 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sanbornville Water Dept | Carroll | 1,425 | 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, “Ossipee Lake Camping Area/Old, PWSID NH0737030, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/ossipee-lake-camping-area-old-nh0737030 (data as of October 1, 2026).