Public water system · MD1121029
ActiveCreative Ways Learning Center
At a glance
Creative Ways Learning Center (PWSID MD1121029) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Harford County, Maryland. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Creative Ways Learning Center compare with other water systems in Harford County?
By EPA's size categories, Creative Ways Learning Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Harford County has 226 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 956 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 215,993 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maryland, the 2,992 active systems average 1,947 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Creative Ways Learning Center is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Maryland has 491 active non-transient non-community water systems, 16% 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 Creative Ways Learning Center?
EPA lists Creative Ways Learning Center 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. 176 of the 226 active systems in Harford County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Creative Ways Learning Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993. The violations listed here began between October 1992 and October 1993. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1992-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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.
Creative Ways Learning Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Creative Ways Learning Center?
Creative Ways Learning Center (PWSID MD1121029) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Creative Ways Learning Center serve?
Creative Ways Learning Center reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Harford County, Maryland.
Where does Creative Ways Learning Center 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 Creative Ways Learning Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993. 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 Creative Ways Learning Center'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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Creative Ways Learning Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Creative Ways Learning Center is a non-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 Harford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harford County D.P.W. | Harford | 104,567 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Aberdeen | Harford | 18,006 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Chapel Hill - Aberdeen Proving Grounds | Harford | 15,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Havre De Grace | Harford | 14,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Maryland American Water Company | Harford | 13,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Harford Community College - Main Campus | Harford | 2,500 | Non-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, “Creative Ways Learning Center, PWSID MD1121029, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/creative-ways-learning-center-md1121029 (data as of October 1, 2026).