Public water system · NY1109047
ActiveForest Lake Campground - Truxton
At a glance
Forest Lake Campground - Truxton (PWSID NY1109047) is an active transient non-community water system in Cortland County, New York. It reports serving 600 people through 200 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 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
600
Service connections
200
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Forest Lake Campground - Truxton compare with other water systems in Cortland County?
By EPA's size categories, Forest Lake Campground - Truxton is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cortland County has 76 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 655 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 49,794 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 Forest Lake Campground - Truxton is about 4.2 times 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 Forest Lake Campground - Truxton?
EPA lists Forest Lake Campground - Truxton 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. 59 of the 76 active systems in Cortland County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Forest Lake Campground - Truxton have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and July 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Forest Lake Campground - Truxton: frequently asked questions
Who runs Forest Lake Campground - Truxton?
Forest Lake Campground - Truxton (PWSID NY1109047) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Forest Lake Campground - Truxton serve?
Forest Lake Campground - Truxton reports serving 600 people through 200 service connections in Cortland County, New York.
Where does Forest Lake Campground - Truxton 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 Forest Lake Campground - Truxton 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 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 Forest Lake Campground - Truxton'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 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Forest Lake Campground - Truxton's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Forest Lake Campground - Truxton 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 Cortland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland (C) | Cortland | 20,095 | Community | Groundwater |
| I-81 Comfort Station | Cortland | 7,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Homer Village-Newton Water Works | Cortland | 4,368 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cortlandville Town Water | Cortland | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Labrador-Main (Puffin Bird) | Cortland | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Virgil W.D. #1 - Greek Peak Waterworks | Cortland | 1,400 | 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, “Forest Lake Campground - Truxton, PWSID NY1109047, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/forest-lake-campground-truxton-ny1109047 (data as of October 1, 2026).