Public water system · VT0000473

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Base Camp Rv Park and Campground

At a glance

Base Camp Rv Park and Campground (PWSID VT0000473) is an active transient non-community water system in Orleans County, Vermont. It reports serving 112 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

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

Population served

112

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDVT0000473

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served112

Service connections28

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyVT state drinking water program

City servedJay

StateVermont

ZIP—

CountyOrleans County

How does Base Camp Rv Park and Campground compare with other water systems in Orleans County?

By EPA's size categories, Base Camp Rv Park and Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Orleans County has 73 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 364 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 26,600 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Vermont, the 1,357 active systems average 477 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Base Camp Rv Park and Campground is about 22% 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. Vermont has 699 active transient non-community water systems, 52% of the state's 1,357 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,243 Vermont systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Base Camp Rv Park and Campground?

EPA lists Base Camp Rv Park and Campground as privately owned. The VT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 47 of the 73 active systems in Orleans County (64%) are also privately owned.

Does Base Camp Rv Park and Campground have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and January 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Base Camp Rv Park and Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs Base Camp Rv Park and Campground?

Base Camp Rv Park and Campground (PWSID VT0000473) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.

How many people does Base Camp Rv Park and Campground serve?

Base Camp Rv Park and Campground reports serving 112 people through 28 service connections in Orleans County, Vermont.

Where does Base Camp Rv Park and 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 Base Camp Rv Park and Campground have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Base Camp Rv Park and 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.

Where can I find Base Camp Rv Park and Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Base Camp Rv Park and 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 Orleans County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Jay Peak Water System	Orleans	6,740	Community	Groundwater
Newport City Water System	Orleans	4,766	Community	Groundwater
Derby Center Water System	Orleans	1,400	Community	Surface water
Barton Water System	Orleans	950	Community	Surface water
Derby Line Village Water District	Orleans	897	Community	Groundwater
North Troy Water System	Orleans	864	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, “Base Camp Rv Park and Campground, PWSID VT0000473, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/base-camp-rv-park-and-campground-vt0000473 (data as of October 1, 2026).