Public water system · MD1170001
ActiveBeach Harbor
At a glance
Beach Harbor (PWSID MD1170001) is an active community water system in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It reports serving 481 people through 261 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
481
Service connections
261
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Beach Harbor compare with other water systems in Queen Anne's County?
By EPA's size categories, Beach Harbor is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Queen Anne's County has 92 active public water systems. Its population served is about 45% above the county average of 331 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 30,426 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maryland, the 2,992 active systems average 1,947 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Beach Harbor 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. Maryland has 422 active community water systems, 14% of the state's 2,992 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,870 Maryland systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Beach Harbor?
EPA lists Beach Harbor as privately owned. The MD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 70 of the 92 active systems in Queen Anne's County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Beach Harbor have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and October 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Beach Harbor: frequently asked questions
Who runs Beach Harbor?
Beach Harbor (PWSID MD1170001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Beach Harbor serve?
Beach Harbor reports serving 481 people through 261 service connections in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
Where does Beach Harbor 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 Beach Harbor have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Beach Harbor'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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Beach Harbor's water quality report?
As a community water system, Beach Harbor 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 Queen Anne's County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevensville | Queen Anne's | 9,155 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Centreville | Queen Anne's | 3,322 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bayside-Queenslanding | Queen Anne's | 1,030 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chesapeake College | Queen Anne's | 1,001 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Prospect Bay | Queen Anne's | 913 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Queenstown | Queen Anne's | 705 | 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, “Beach Harbor, PWSID MD1170001, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/beach-harbor-md1170001 (data as of October 1, 2026).