Ever have this happen - Campground loses water?

Perhaps the water table has been dropping and the pump or even the well needs to be drilled deeper. The water demand in the area may be significantly up causing the drop in addition to perhaps some dry conditions. The source of the water may be confined, where it may take years to recharge as opposed to an unconfined source.

Acres of Wildlife campground in Maine, a number of years ago, during 4th of July week. Too much stress broke the pump. Per a seasonal camper, that happened all the time. Don't know-was the worst place we've ever been so I've never been back.

Had a tree come down 2 sites down from us and take out the power 6 years ago.

Used to living with a well and being careful with water, even when in a cabin.

We are in the group that travel with a full water tank, it is only 33 gallons, but we can make due for 5 nights with 5 people if we use the bathhouse during the day and for showers.

Happened where I'm parked the first time I was here this summer.. I never noticed, Turns out the power company had failed to provide power to the pump house across the river that feeds the park water. Yes, they had paid the electric bill. power company had a problem. Very common now days since the power companies went from proactive to reactive maintenance.

Even city water sometimes gets turned off. There can be a line break somewhere or a mechanical failure at the pumping station. Things happen.

We were camp hosts in Kansas at a state park last summer. Twice in three days they shut down the well to do maintenance without telling anyone. Like a dummy I got caught without on board water both times. My DW really let me have an ear full about that. Never will happen again.

As I mentioned in my first post, I figured most RVers were probably okay. At Twin Grove, they have a lot of cabins, more than any other campground I've ever been to, except for Fort Wilderness. The campground was full, no tent sites, no RV sites and no cabins available (that's why I stayed with my buddy instead of bringing the MH). They had 2 large Off-roading groups there too (the East Coast Xterra Challenge and the Coal Mine Cruisers Classic).

People that stay in a cabin don't have the luxury of flipping to their fresh water tank. My buddy had about 5 gallons of spring water in the 2.5 gallon jugs. Since the electricity was working, I figured the well pump failed or something like that.

I've never encountered lose of power or water before. We did have a cable tv outage at Fort Wilderness once :) It died at around 10pm so no one could come out then, but they were there bright and early the next morning to fix it.

-Michael

Happened once on Columbus day! first thing in the morning around 8 a.m. it went out. they fixed it temporarily in an hour. the campground has 2 sections with 2 separate pumps/wells. they ran a hose from the closest spigot on the running side to the closest on the non running side, worked great to get everyone going. they got it fixed later in the day!

We've experienced loss of both water and electric service at a few campgrounds, but we always carry at least 50 gallons of freshwater and 25 gallons of fuel for onboard genny so it hasn't been much of an issue.

Yep sure have. First day on the job being a camp host. Wow as luck would have it, I left home with a full tank of fresh. Had to go round and tell the folks that the water waz not working, as a water line waz being fixed. It waz hot to, after that I always carry least a half tank of fresh. And then it's all happy-camping