Public water system · NY2600004
ActiveButternut Hill Campground
At a glance
Butternut Hill Campground (PWSID NY2600004) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, New York. It reports serving 26 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Butternut Hill Campground compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Butternut Hill Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 95 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 32,359 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 Butternut Hill Campground is well below 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 Butternut Hill Campground?
EPA lists Butternut Hill 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. 72 of the 95 active systems in Madison County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Butternut Hill Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Butternut Hill Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Butternut Hill Campground?
Butternut Hill Campground (PWSID NY2600004) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Butternut Hill Campground serve?
Butternut Hill Campground reports serving 26 people through 12 service connections in Madison County, New York.
Where does Butternut Hill 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 Butternut Hill Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. 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 Butternut Hill 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Butternut Hill Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Butternut Hill 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida City | Madison | 11,393 | Community | Surface water |
| Hamilton Village | Madison | 4,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cazenovia Village | Madison | 2,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville State College | Madison | 2,620 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville Village | Madison | 2,199 | Community | Groundwater |
| Suburbans Community MHP | Madison | 655 | 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, “Butternut Hill Campground, PWSID NY2600004, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/butternut-hill-campground-ny2600004 (data as of October 1, 2026).