Public water system · NY1708280
ActiveBirch Haven Campground
At a glance
Birch Haven Campground (PWSID NY1708280) is an active transient non-community water system in Fulton County, New York. It reports serving 185 people through 150 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 July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
185
Service connections
150
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Birch Haven Campground compare with other water systems in Fulton County?
By EPA's size categories, Birch Haven Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fulton County has 113 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 411 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 46,426 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 Birch Haven Campground is about 29% 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 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 Birch Haven Campground?
EPA lists Birch Haven Campground 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. 95 of the 113 active systems in Fulton County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Birch Haven Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and July 2018. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Birch Haven Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Birch Haven Campground?
Birch Haven Campground (PWSID NY1708280) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Birch Haven Campground serve?
Birch Haven Campground reports serving 185 people through 150 service connections in Fulton County, New York.
Where does Birch Haven 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 Birch Haven Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Birch Haven 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Birch Haven Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Birch Haven 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 Fulton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloversville (C) Water Works | Fulton | 17,991 | Community | Surface water |
| Johnstown (C) Water Works | Fulton | 8,154 | Community | Surface water |
| Nys-Northampton Campsite | Fulton | 3,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fulton Co. W.D. #1 | Fulton | 2,072 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Broadalbin (V) | Fulton | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northville (V) Water Wks. | Fulton | 1,180 | 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, “Birch Haven Campground, PWSID NY1708280, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/birch-haven-campground-ny1708280 (data as of October 1, 2026).