Public water system · WY5601513
ActiveCamp Paintrock
At a glance
Camp Paintrock (PWSID WY5601513) is an active transient non-community water system in Big Horn County, Wyoming. It reports serving 25 people through 8 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Camp Paintrock compare with other water systems in Big Horn County?
By EPA's size categories, Camp Paintrock is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Big Horn County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 371 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 10,387 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Camp Paintrock 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. Wyoming has 352 active transient non-community water systems, 45% of the state's 775 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 585 Wyoming systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Camp Paintrock?
EPA lists Camp Paintrock as privately owned. The WY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 28 active systems in Big Horn County (32%) are also privately owned.
Does Camp Paintrock have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2017 and November 2024. By type: 6 monitoring, 5 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-08-30 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | 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.
Camp Paintrock: frequently asked questions
Who runs Camp Paintrock?
Camp Paintrock (PWSID WY5601513) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Camp Paintrock serve?
Camp Paintrock reports serving 25 people through 8 service connections in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
Where does Camp Paintrock 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 Camp Paintrock have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Camp Paintrock'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Camp Paintrock's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Paintrock 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 Big Horn County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovell, Town of | Big Horn | 2,250 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Greybull, Town of | Big Horn | 2,080 | Community | Groundwater |
| Basin, Town of | Big Horn | 1,250 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| South Big Horn County Jpb | Big Horn | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cowley, Town of | Big Horn | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Byron, Town of | Big Horn | 561 | 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, “Camp Paintrock, PWSID WY5601513, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/camp-paintrock-wy5601513 (data as of October 1, 2026).