Public water system · NY3202229
ActiveRutz Paradise Cove Campground
At a glance
Rutz Paradise Cove Campground (PWSID NY3202229) is an active transient non-community water system in Oneida County, New York. It reports serving 240 people through 120 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
240
Service connections
120
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rutz Paradise Cove Campground compare with other water systems in Oneida County?
By EPA's size categories, Rutz Paradise Cove Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oneida County has 128 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,589 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 203,422 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 Rutz Paradise Cove Campground is about 67% 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 Rutz Paradise Cove Campground?
EPA lists Rutz Paradise Cove Campground 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. 99 of the 128 active systems in Oneida County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Rutz Paradise Cove Campground have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between June 2011 and January 2016. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (2 of them). 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 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Bariumcode 1010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2013-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-08-01 | 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 |
| 2011-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2011-06-01 | 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.
Rutz Paradise Cove Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rutz Paradise Cove Campground?
Rutz Paradise Cove Campground (PWSID NY3202229) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Rutz Paradise Cove Campground serve?
Rutz Paradise Cove Campground reports serving 240 people through 120 service connections in Oneida County, New York.
Where does Rutz Paradise Cove Campground 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 Rutz Paradise Cove Campground have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are 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 Rutz Paradise Cove Campground'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, 2 are 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 Rutz Paradise Cove Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rutz Paradise Cove Campground 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 Oneida County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mvwa - Mohawk Valley Water Authority | Oneida | 126,250 | Community | Surface water |
| Rome City | Oneida | 31,795 | Community | Surface water |
| Lee Water District | Oneida | 3,150 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sherrill - Kenwood Wd | Oneida | 3,142 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Clinton Village | Oneida | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camden Village (Gu) | Oneida | 2,800 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Rutz Paradise Cove Campground, PWSID NY3202229, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/rutz-paradise-cove-campground-ny3202229 (data as of October 1, 2026).