Public water system · VT0020802
ActiveKampfires
At a glance
Kampfires (PWSID VT0020802) is an active transient non-community water system in Windham County, Vermont. It reports serving 160 people through 42 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
42
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kampfires compare with other water systems in Windham County?
By EPA's size categories, Kampfires is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Windham County has 201 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 347 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 69,693 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 Kampfires is about 11% above 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 Kampfires?
EPA lists Kampfires 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. 164 of the 201 active systems in Windham County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Kampfires have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and October 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-08-28 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-08-22 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-27 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-09 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-11 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-06-11 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Kampfires: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kampfires?
Kampfires (PWSID VT0020802) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VT state drinking water program.
How many people does Kampfires serve?
Kampfires reports serving 160 people through 42 service connections in Windham County, Vermont.
Where does Kampfires 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 Kampfires have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Kampfires' 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kampfires' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kampfires 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 Windham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro Water Dept | Windham | 12,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Winhall Stratton F D 1 | Windham | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Guilford Welcome Center | Windham | 5,000 | Transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Grand Summit Hotel | Windham | 4,078 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bellows Falls Water Dept | Windham | 4,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Chimney Hill | Windham | 2,594 | 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, “Kampfires, PWSID VT0020802, Vermont”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/vermont/kampfires-vt0020802 (data as of October 1, 2026).