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Bethany Camp Inc..

At a glance

Bethany Camp Inc.. (PWSID NY0617154) is an active transient non-community water system in Chautauqua County, New York. It reports serving 150 people through 11 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013.

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

Population served

150

Service connections

11

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY0617154
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served150
Service connections11
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedEllington (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyChautauqua County

How does Bethany Camp Inc.. compare with other water systems in Chautauqua County?

By EPA's size categories, Bethany Camp Inc.. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chautauqua County has 193 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 654 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 126,295 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bethany Camp Inc.. is roughly in line with 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 York has 5,182 active transient non-community water systems, 63% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bethany Camp Inc..?

EPA lists Bethany Camp Inc.. as privately owned. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 166 of the 193 active systems in Chautauqua County (86%) are also privately owned.

Does Bethany Camp Inc.. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and July 2013. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2013-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2011-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2011-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2011-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2009-08-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2009-05-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-09-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2008-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 10 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.

Bethany Camp Inc..: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bethany Camp Inc..?

Bethany Camp Inc.. (PWSID NY0617154) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Bethany Camp Inc.. serve?

Bethany Camp Inc.. reports serving 150 people through 11 service connections in Chautauqua County, New York.

Where does Bethany Camp Inc.. 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 Bethany Camp Inc.. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. 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 Bethany Camp Inc..'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bethany Camp Inc..'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethany Camp Inc.. 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 Chautauqua County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Jamestown BpuChautauqua46,712CommunityGroundwater
Dunkirk CityChautauqua12,743CommunitySurface water
Fredonia VillageChautauqua9,585CommunitySurface water
Chautauqua Utility DistrictChautauqua9,000CommunitySurface water
Westfield Village and TownChautauqua3,890CommunitySurface water
North Chautauqua County Water DistrictChautauqua3,100CommunityPurchased surface 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, “Bethany Camp Inc.., PWSID NY0617154, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/bethany-camp-inc-ny0617154 (data as of October 1, 2026).