Public water system · NY4111564
ActiveBroken Wheel Campground
At a glance
Broken Wheel Campground (PWSID NY4111564) is an active transient non-community water system in Rensselaer County, New York. It reports serving 200 people through 60 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
60
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Broken Wheel Campground compare with other water systems in Rensselaer County?
By EPA's size categories, Broken Wheel Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rensselaer County has 146 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 926 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 135,123 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 Broken Wheel Campground is about 39% 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 Broken Wheel Campground?
EPA lists Broken Wheel 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. 116 of the 146 active systems in Rensselaer County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Broken Wheel Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between July 1998 and January 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Broken Wheel Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Broken Wheel Campground?
Broken Wheel Campground (PWSID NY4111564) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Broken Wheel Campground serve?
Broken Wheel Campground reports serving 200 people through 60 service connections in Rensselaer County, New York.
Where does Broken Wheel 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 Broken Wheel Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Broken Wheel 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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Broken Wheel Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Broken Wheel 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 Rensselaer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy City Pws | Rensselaer | 51,401 | Community | Surface water |
| East Greenbush General W.D. | Rensselaer | 15,843 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Greenbush Consolidated District | Rensselaer | 10,226 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Rensselaer City Pws | Rensselaer | 9,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brunswick Consolidated Water District | Rensselaer | 7,050 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hoosick Falls (V) Pws | Rensselaer | 4,925 | 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, “Broken Wheel Campground, PWSID NY4111564, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/broken-wheel-campground-ny4111564 (data as of October 1, 2026).