Public water system · MD1151038
ActiveBoyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine
At a glance
Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine (PWSID MD1151038) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Maryland. It reports serving 180 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 39,103 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,916,066 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maryland, the 2,992 active systems average 1,947 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine is about 25% above 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. Maryland has 2,079 active transient non-community water systems, 69% 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 Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine?
EPA lists Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine 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. 40 of the 49 active systems in Montgomery County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between July 1997 and October 2022. By type: 2 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine: frequently asked questions
Who runs Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine?
Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine (PWSID MD1151038) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine serve?
Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine reports serving 180 people through 2 service connections in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Where does Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine 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 Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine'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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine 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 Montgomery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | Montgomery | 1,900,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Poolesville | Montgomery | 6,005 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Med Ctr | Montgomery | 2,100 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| National Institutes of Health | Montgomery | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Glenstone Foundation | Montgomery | 537 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dickerson Market | Montgomery | 510 | 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, “Boyds Presb and Elf School,Camp Sunshine, PWSID MD1151038, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/boyds-presb-and-elf-school-camp-sunshine-md1151038 (data as of October 1, 2026).