Public water system · NY5515025
ActiveRip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc.
At a glance
Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. (PWSID NY5515025) is an active transient non-community water system in Ulster County, New York. It reports serving 360 people through 170 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
360
Service connections
170
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. compare with other water systems in Ulster County?
By EPA's size categories, Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ulster County has 446 active public water systems. Its population served is about 21% above the county average of 298 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 133,020 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 Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. is about 150% 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 Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc.?
EPA lists Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. 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. 384 of the 446 active systems in Ulster County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2012 and January 2016. By type: 11 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2013-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2013-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2013-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | 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.
Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc.?
Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. (PWSID NY5515025) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. serve?
Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. reports serving 360 people through 170 service connections in Ulster County, New York.
Where does Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. 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 Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. 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 January 2016. 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 Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc.'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 January 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc. 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 Ulster County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston (City) Water District | Ulster | 24,000 | Community | Surface water |
| New Paltz (Village) Water Dist | Ulster | 7,523 | Community | Surface water |
| Ulster Water District | Ulster | 5,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Port Ewen Water District | Ulster | 4,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellenville (Village) Water Dis | Ulster | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saugerties (Village) Water Dis | Ulster | 4,200 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Rip Van Winkle Campgrounds, Inc., PWSID NY5515025, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/rip-van-winkle-campgrounds-inc-ny5515025 (data as of October 1, 2026).