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Pemi River Campground

At a glance

Pemi River Campground (PWSID NH2347010) is an active transient non-community water system in Grafton County, New Hampshire. It reports serving 300 people through 126 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021.

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

Population served

300

Service connections

126

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNH2347010
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served300
Service connections126
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNH state drinking water program
City servedThornton
StateNew Hampshire
ZIP—
CountyGrafton County

How does Pemi River Campground compare with other water systems in Grafton County?

By EPA's size categories, Pemi River Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grafton County has 270 active public water systems. Its population served is about 24% below the county average of 394 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% 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 Pemi River Campground is about twice 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 Pemi River Campground?

EPA lists Pemi River Campground 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 Pemi River Campground have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. The violations listed here began between June 2018 and May 2021. By type: 6 reporting, 5 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 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
2021-05-01Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2DRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2021-05-01ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4CRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-06-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-10-08ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-10-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-09-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-06-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

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.

Pemi River Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pemi River Campground?

Pemi River Campground (PWSID NH2347010) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NH state drinking water program.

How many people does Pemi River Campground serve?

Pemi River Campground reports serving 300 people through 126 service connections in Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Where does Pemi River 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 Pemi River Campground have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. 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 Pemi River 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pemi River Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pemi River 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 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, “Pemi River Campground, PWSID NH2347010, New Hampshire”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-hampshire/pemi-river-campground-nh2347010 (data as of October 1, 2026).