Public water system · NC0106486

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Camp Linn Haven

At a glance

Camp Linn Haven (PWSID NC0106486) is an active transient non-community water system in Avery County, North Carolina. It reports serving 100 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC0106486

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections18

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program

City servedNewland

StateNorth Carolina

ZIP—

CountyAvery County

How does Camp Linn Haven compare with other water systems in Avery County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Linn Haven is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Avery County has 70 active public water systems. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 246 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 17,234 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Camp Linn Haven is about 31% 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. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Camp Linn Haven?

EPA lists Camp Linn Haven as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 64 of the 70 active systems in Avery County (91%) are also privately owned.

Does Camp Linn Haven have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. The violations listed here began between July 1999 and January 2011. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2011-01-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2003-02-22	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2002-11-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1999-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Camp Linn Haven: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Linn Haven?

Camp Linn Haven (PWSID NC0106486) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Linn Haven serve?

Camp Linn Haven reports serving 100 people through 18 service connections in Avery County, North Carolina.

Where does Camp Linn Haven 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 Camp Linn Haven have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. 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 Camp Linn Haven'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Linn Haven's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Linn Haven 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 Avery County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Sugar Mountain Utility	Avery	3,226	Community	Groundwater
Linville Land Harbor	Avery	2,280	Community	Groundwater
Banner Elk, Town of	Avery	1,164	Community	Groundwater
Newland, Town of	Avery	999	Community	Groundwater
Elk River Club Development	Avery	732	Community	Groundwater
Linville Ridge	Avery	710	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, “Camp Linn Haven, PWSID NC0106486, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/camp-linn-haven-nc0106486 (data as of October 1, 2026).