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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS VT0008152

Pine Hollow Campground

Pownal, Vermont 05261 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 222 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

222
People served
64
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 64 drinking-water violations at Pine Hollow Campground, 19% of them health-based - below the Vermont per-system average.

64
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
222
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pine Hollow Campground

Pine Hollow Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 222 residents in Pownal, Vermont (Bennington County) through 54 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 64 total violations for this system , of which 12 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 37 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 13 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Vermont, EPA tracks 1,357 public water systems serving 646,999 people, with 153,729 cumulative violations and 16,917 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 113.3 violations. Statewide, 3 of 37 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (8.1%).

Pine Hollow Campground's 64 violations sit below the Vermont average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
222
Total Violations
64
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
54
County
Bennington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
37
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 13 2006
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 12 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 2020
Nitrate Other 3 1999

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Pine Hollow Campground.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID VT0008152 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Vermont Drinking Water Authority

Vermont's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find VT regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 12 SDWIS / VT0008152 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 SDWIS / VT0008152 / 8000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / VT0008152 / 8000
2006 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / VT0008152 / 1040
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / VT0008152 / 3100
1999 Nitrate Other 3 SDWIS / VT0008152 / 1040

How Pine Hollow Campground Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Pine Hollow Campground Vermont avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 64 113.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 12.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 8.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 222 477 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,357 regulated public water systems in Vermont.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pine Hollow Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Pine Hollow Campground (PWS ID: VT0008152) has 64 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 222 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pine Hollow Campground serve? ▼
Pine Hollow Campground serves 222 people in Pownal, Vermont. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 54 service connections.
What type of violations does Pine Hollow Campground have? ▼
Pine Hollow Campground has 64 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 37 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pine Hollow Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pine Hollow Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pine Hollow Campground use? ▼
Pine Hollow Campground uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.