Public water system · NY3813681

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College Camp

At a glance

College Camp (PWSID NY3813681) is an active transient non-community water system in Otsego County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY3813681

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedOneonta (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyOtsego County

How does College Camp compare with other water systems in Otsego County?

By EPA's size categories, College Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otsego County has 190 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 239 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 45,410 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 College Camp 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 College Camp?

EPA lists College Camp as owned by a state government. 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. 8 of the 190 active systems in Otsego County (4.2%) are also owned by a state government.

Does College Camp have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and April 2022. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 3 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
2022-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2015-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1993-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived

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.

College Camp: frequently asked questions

Who runs College Camp?

College Camp (PWSID NY3813681) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does College Camp serve?

College Camp reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Otsego County, New York.

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

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 College Camp'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

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

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. College Camp 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 Otsego County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Oneonta City	Otsego	15,954	Community	Surface water
Cooperstown Village	Otsego	1,926	Community	Surface water
Gilbert Lake State Pk	Otsego	1,320	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Richfield Springs Village	Otsego	1,200	Community	Surface water
Unadilla Village	Otsego	1,128	Community	Groundwater
Otego Village	Otsego	1,010	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, “College Camp, PWSID NY3813681, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/college-camp-ny3813681 (data as of October 1, 2026).