Public water system · NY6012858
ActiveSam Wood Camp
At a glance
Sam Wood Camp (PWSID NY6012858) is an active transient non-community water system in Wyoming County, New York. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sam Wood Camp compare with other water systems in Wyoming County?
By EPA's size categories, Sam Wood Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wyoming County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is about 40% below the county average of 336 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 31,590 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 Sam Wood Camp is about 39% 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 Sam Wood Camp?
EPA lists Sam Wood 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. 73 of the 94 active systems in Wyoming County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Sam Wood Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2014. The violations listed here began between June 2007 and April 2014. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2008-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2007-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Sam Wood Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sam Wood Camp?
Sam Wood Camp (PWSID NY6012858) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Sam Wood Camp serve?
Sam Wood Camp reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Wyoming County, New York.
Where does Sam Wood 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 Sam Wood Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2014. 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 Sam Wood 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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sam Wood Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sam Wood 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 Wyoming County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Village | Wyoming | 3,850 | Community | Surface water |
| Perry Village | Wyoming | 3,673 | Community | Surface water |
| Attica Village | Wyoming | 2,659 | Community | Surface water |
| Arcade Village | Wyoming | 2,630 | Community | Groundwater |
| Attica Correctional | Wyoming | 2,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wyoming Correctional | Wyoming | 1,600 | Community | Purchased 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, “Sam Wood Camp, PWSID NY6012858, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/sam-wood-camp-ny6012858 (data as of October 1, 2026).