Public water system · NY1208264
ActiveFrench Woods Arts Camp
At a glance
French Woods Arts Camp (PWSID NY1208264) is an active transient non-community water system in Delaware County, New York. It reports serving 850 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 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
850
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does French Woods Arts Camp compare with other water systems in Delaware County?
By EPA's size categories, French Woods Arts Camp is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Delaware County has 136 active public water systems, and French Woods Arts Camp is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.7 times the county average of 228 people per system, and accounts for 2.7% of the 30,983 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 French Woods Arts Camp is about 5.9 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 French Woods Arts Camp?
EPA lists French Woods Arts Camp 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. 101 of the 136 active systems in Delaware County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does French Woods Arts Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and July 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | 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 |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
French Woods Arts Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs French Woods Arts Camp?
French Woods Arts Camp (PWSID NY1208264) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does French Woods Arts Camp serve?
French Woods Arts Camp reports serving 850 people through 15 service connections in Delaware County, New York.
Where does French Woods Arts 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 French Woods Arts Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 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 French Woods Arts 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 10 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 French Woods Arts Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. French Woods Arts 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 Delaware County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Village | Delaware | 3,833 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sidney Village | Delaware | 3,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walton Village | Delaware | 3,010 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stamford Village | Delaware | 1,280 | Community | Surface water |
| Hancock Village | Delaware | 1,182 | Community | Groundwater |
| Peaceful Valley Campsites | Delaware | 740 | Transient non-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, “French Woods Arts Camp, PWSID NY1208264, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/french-woods-arts-camp-ny1208264 (data as of October 1, 2026).