Public water system · PA7360397
ActiveCarroll Motor Fuels
At a glance
Carroll Motor Fuels (PWSID PA7360397) is an active transient non-community water system in Lancaster County, Maryland. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Carroll Motor Fuels compare with other water systems in Lancaster County?
By EPA's size categories, Carroll Motor Fuels is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lancaster County has 4 active public water systems, and Carroll Motor Fuels is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 76 people per system, and accounts for 8.2% of the 305 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 Carroll Motor Fuels is well below 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 Carroll Motor Fuels?
EPA lists Carroll Motor Fuels as under public/private ownership. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 4 active systems in Lancaster County (25%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Carroll Motor Fuels have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and July 2003. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Carroll Motor Fuels: frequently asked questions
Who runs Carroll Motor Fuels?
Carroll Motor Fuels (PWSID PA7360397) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Carroll Motor Fuels serve?
Carroll Motor Fuels reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Lancaster County, Maryland.
Where does Carroll Motor Fuels 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 Carroll Motor Fuels have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003. 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 Carroll Motor Fuels' 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 July 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Carroll Motor Fuels' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Carroll Motor Fuels 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 Lancaster County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple J MHP | Lancaster | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Muddy Run Recreation Park | Lancaster | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Jubilee MHP | Lancaster | 30 | 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, “Carroll Motor Fuels, PWSID PA7360397, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/carroll-motor-fuels-pa7360397 (data as of October 1, 2026).