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Nysdec Camp Rushford

At a glance

Nysdec Camp Rushford (PWSID NY0212033) is an active transient non-community water system in Allegany County, New York. It reports serving 55 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.

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

PWSIDNY0212033

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served55

Service connections5

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedCaneadea (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyAllegany County

How does Nysdec Camp Rushford compare with other water systems in Allegany County?

By EPA's size categories, Nysdec Camp Rushford is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Allegany County has 80 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 446 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 35,638 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 Nysdec Camp Rushford is about 62% 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 Nysdec Camp Rushford?

EPA lists Nysdec Camp Rushford 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. 3 of the 80 active systems in Allegany County (3.8%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Nysdec Camp Rushford have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and August 2021. By type: 6 monitoring, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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
2021-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	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
2020-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
1998-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1998-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
1997-08-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
1997-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
1995-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Nysdec Camp Rushford: frequently asked questions

Who runs Nysdec Camp Rushford?

Nysdec Camp Rushford (PWSID NY0212033) 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 Nysdec Camp Rushford serve?

Nysdec Camp Rushford reports serving 55 people through 5 service connections in Allegany County, New York.

Where does Nysdec Camp Rushford 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 Nysdec Camp Rushford have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. 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 Nysdec Camp Rushford'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Nysdec Camp Rushford's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nysdec Camp Rushford 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 Allegany County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wellsville Village Public Water	Allegany	5,700	Community	Surface water
Alfred State College	Allegany	3,600	Community	Purchased groundwater
Alfred University	Allegany	2,800	Community	Groundwater
Belmont Village Public Water	Allegany	2,400	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Houghton Water District	Allegany	2,000	Community	Groundwater
Cuba Village Public Water	Allegany	1,800	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, “Nysdec Camp Rushford, PWSID NY0212033, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/nysdec-camp-rushford-ny0212033 (data as of October 1, 2026).