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Gamlers Boatyard Campground

At a glance

Gamlers Boatyard Campground (PWSID PA7671055) is an active transient non-community water system in York County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 600 people through 149 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

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

Population served

600

Service connections

149

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7671055

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served600

Service connections149

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyYork County

How does Gamlers Boatyard Campground compare with other water systems in York County?

By EPA's size categories, Gamlers Boatyard Campground is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). York County has 198 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,960 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 388,008 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 Gamlers Boatyard Campground is about 4.2 times 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 Gamlers Boatyard Campground?

EPA lists Gamlers Boatyard Campground 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. 119 of the 198 active systems in York County (60%) are also privately owned.

Does Gamlers Boatyard Campground have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and January 2021. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (3 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2017-06-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-05-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2009-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved

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.

Gamlers Boatyard Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs Gamlers Boatyard Campground?

Gamlers Boatyard Campground (PWSID PA7671055) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Gamlers Boatyard Campground serve?

Gamlers Boatyard Campground reports serving 600 people through 149 service connections in York County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Gamlers Boatyard 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 Gamlers Boatyard Campground have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Gamlers Boatyard 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Gamlers Boatyard Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gamlers Boatyard 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 York County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
York Water Co	York	206,762	Community	Surface water
Hanover Muni Water Works	York	40,900	Community	Surface water
Dover Twp Water Sys	York	21,097	Community	Purchased surface water
Red Lion Municipal Authority	York	15,882	Community	Surface water
Dallastown Yoe Water Auth	York	12,300	Community	Purchased surface water
West Manchester Twp Auth	York	9,960	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, “Gamlers Boatyard Campground, PWSID PA7671055, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/gamlers-boatyard-campground-pa7671055 (data as of October 1, 2026).