Public water system · PA3540442
ActiveCamp-A-While
At a glance
Camp-A-While (PWSID PA3540442) is an active transient non-community water system in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 60 people through 90 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
90
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Camp-A-While compare with other water systems in Schuylkill County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp-A-While is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Schuylkill County has 176 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 750 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 131,931 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Camp-A-While is about 58% 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. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Camp-A-While?
EPA lists Camp-A-While as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 121 of the 176 active systems in Schuylkill County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Camp-A-While have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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-A-While: frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp-A-While?
Camp-A-While (PWSID PA3540442) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp-A-While serve?
Camp-A-While reports serving 60 people through 90 service connections in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Camp-A-While 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-A-While have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979. 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-A-While'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp-A-While's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp-A-While 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 Schuylkill County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Co Mun Auth | Schuylkill | 31,850 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Shenandoah | Schuylkill | 9,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Tamaqua Area Water Authority | Schuylkill | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Minersville Municipal Water Au | Schuylkill | 7,275 | Community | Surface water |
| Blythe Twp Municipal Authority | Schuylkill | 7,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Kline Township Mun Authority | Schuylkill | 6,700 | 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-A-While, PWSID PA3540442, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/camp-a-while-pa3540442 (data as of October 1, 2026).