Public water system · WY5600060
ActiveEncampment, Town of
At a glance
Town of Encampment (PWSID WY5600060) is an active community water system in Carbon County, Wyoming. It reports serving 450 people through 401 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
401
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Encampment compare with other water systems in Carbon County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Encampment is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carbon County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is about 38% below the county average of 725 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 18,136 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Encampment is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Wyoming has 332 active community water systems, 43% of the state's 775 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 50 Wyoming systems (6.5%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Town of Encampment?
EPA lists Town of Encampment as owned by a local government. 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. 10 of the 25 active systems in Carbon County (40%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Encampment have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between August 2005 and October 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Precursor Removal · code 46 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-11-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-10-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Precursor Removal · code 46 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-09-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Archived |
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.
Town of Encampment: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Encampment?
Town of Encampment (PWSID WY5600060) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Encampment serve?
Town of Encampment reports serving 450 people through 401 service connections in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Where does Town of Encampment get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Town of Encampment 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 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 Town of Encampment'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 October 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Encampment's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Encampment must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Carbon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlins Water Supply, City of | Carbon | 9,006 | Community | Surface water |
| Saratoga, Town of | Carbon | 1,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area | Carbon | 1,660 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Hanna, Town of | Carbon | 841 | Community | Surface water |
| Wy Dot-Wagonhound Rest Area | Carbon | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brush Creek Ranch | Carbon | 717 | Transient non-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, “Encampment, Town of, PWSID WY5600060, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/encampment-town-of-wy5600060 (data as of October 1, 2026).