Public water system · NY4914185
ActiveSunset on Seneca Campground
At a glance
Sunset on Seneca Campground (PWSID NY4914185) is an active transient non-community water system in Seneca County, New York. It reports serving 120 people through 66 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
66
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sunset on Seneca Campground compare with other water systems in Seneca County?
By EPA's size categories, Sunset on Seneca Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Seneca County has 87 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 319 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 27,760 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 Sunset on Seneca Campground is about 17% 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 Sunset on Seneca Campground?
EPA lists Sunset on Seneca 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. 61 of the 87 active systems in Seneca County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Sunset on Seneca Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and June 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Sunset on Seneca Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sunset on Seneca Campground?
Sunset on Seneca Campground (PWSID NY4914185) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Sunset on Seneca Campground serve?
Sunset on Seneca Campground reports serving 120 people through 66 service connections in Seneca County, New York.
Where does Sunset on Seneca 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 Sunset on Seneca Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. 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 Sunset on Seneca 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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sunset on Seneca Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sunset on Seneca 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 Seneca County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Falls | Seneca | 9,400 | Community | Surface water |
| Waterloo Village | Seneca | 7,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Seneca County Water District #1 | Seneca | 1,820 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Border City Water District | Seneca | 1,600 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Ovid Village | Seneca | 990 | Community | Surface water |
| Interlaken Village | Seneca | 650 | 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, “Sunset on Seneca Campground, PWSID NY4914185, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/sunset-on-seneca-campground-ny4914185 (data as of October 1, 2026).