Public water system · WV9942097
ActiveBemis Campground
At a glance
Bemis Campground (PWSID WV9942097) is an active transient non-community water system in Randolph County, West Virginia. It reports serving 150 people through 65 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 June 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
65
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bemis Campground compare with other water systems in Randolph County?
By EPA's size categories, Bemis Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Randolph County has 29 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 887 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 25,716 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across West Virginia, the 791 active systems average 2,032 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bemis Campground is roughly in line with 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. West Virginia has 309 active transient non-community water systems, 39% of the state's 791 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 468 West Virginia systems (59%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bemis Campground?
EPA lists Bemis Campground as privately owned. The WV state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 12 of the 29 active systems in Randolph County (41%) are also privately owned.
Does Bemis 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 June 2021. The violations listed here began between August 2020 and June 2021. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | 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.
Bemis Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bemis Campground?
Bemis Campground (PWSID WV9942097) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WV state drinking water program.
How many people does Bemis Campground serve?
Bemis Campground reports serving 150 people through 65 service connections in Randolph County, West Virginia.
Where does Bemis 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 Bemis 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 June 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 Bemis 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 June 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bemis Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bemis 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 Randolph County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins City of | Randolph | 9,350 | Community | Surface water |
| Huttonsville Psd | Randolph | 4,758 | Community | Surface water |
| Midland Psd | Randolph | 3,802 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Beverly Town of | Randolph | 2,268 | Community | Surface water |
| Norton Harding Jimtown Psd | Randolph | 1,632 | Community | Groundwater |
| Leadsville Psd | Randolph | 1,536 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Bemis Campground, PWSID WV9942097, West Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/west-virginia/bemis-campground-wv9942097 (data as of October 1, 2026).