Public water system · PA3540430
ActiveLaurel Lake Campground
At a glance
Laurel Lake Campground (PWSID PA3540430) is an active transient non-community water system in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. 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 1983.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Laurel Lake Campground compare with other water systems in Schuylkill County?
By EPA's size categories, Laurel Lake Campground 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 Laurel Lake Campground is well 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 Laurel Lake Campground?
EPA lists Laurel Lake 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. 121 of the 176 active systems in Schuylkill County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Laurel Lake Campground 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 1983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-12-24 | 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.
Laurel Lake Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Laurel Lake Campground?
Laurel Lake Campground (PWSID PA3540430) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Laurel Lake Campground serve?
Laurel Lake Campground reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Laurel Lake 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 Laurel Lake Campground 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 1983. 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 Laurel Lake 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1983. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Laurel Lake Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Laurel Lake 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 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, “Laurel Lake Campground, PWSID PA3540430, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/laurel-lake-campground-pa3540430 (data as of October 1, 2026).