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Camp Unirondack

At a glance

Camp Unirondack (PWSID NY2413203) is an active transient non-community water system in Lewis County, New York. It reports serving 200 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019.

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

Population served

200

Service connections

6

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY2413203
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served200
Service connections6
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedWatson (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyLewis County

How does Camp Unirondack compare with other water systems in Lewis County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Unirondack is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lewis County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is about 19% below the county average of 246 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 16,454 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 Camp Unirondack 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 Camp Unirondack?

EPA lists Camp Unirondack 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. 50 of the 67 active systems in Lewis County (75%) are also privately owned.

Does Camp Unirondack have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and October 2019. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2019-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2018-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2010-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1994-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

All 5 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.

Camp Unirondack: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Unirondack?

Camp Unirondack (PWSID NY2413203) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Unirondack serve?

Camp Unirondack reports serving 200 people through 6 service connections in Lewis County, New York.

Where does Camp Unirondack 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 Camp Unirondack have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. 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 Camp Unirondack'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Unirondack's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Unirondack 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 Lewis County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Lowville VillageLewis4,000CommunitySurface water
Croghan VillageLewis900CommunityGroundwater
Copenhagen VillageLewis850CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Lyons Falls VillageLewis850CommunityGroundwater
Port Leyden VillageLewis820CommunityGroundwater
Beaver Falls Water DistrictLewis782CommunityPurchased 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, “Camp Unirondack, PWSID NY2413203, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/camp-unirondack-ny2413203 (data as of October 1, 2026).