Public water system · MD1181332
ActiveDorsey Park Concession Stand
At a glance
Dorsey Park Concession Stand (PWSID MD1181332) is an active transient non-community water system in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It reports serving 301 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
301
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dorsey Park Concession Stand compare with other water systems in St. Mary's County?
By EPA's size categories, Dorsey Park Concession Stand is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Mary's County has 194 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 642 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 124,635 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 Dorsey Park Concession Stand is about twice 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 Dorsey Park Concession Stand?
EPA lists Dorsey Park Concession Stand 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. 137 of the 194 active systems in St. Mary's County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Dorsey Park Concession Stand have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Dorsey Park Concession Stand: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dorsey Park Concession Stand?
Dorsey Park Concession Stand (PWSID MD1181332) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Dorsey Park Concession Stand serve?
Dorsey Park Concession Stand reports serving 301 people through 1 service connection in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Where does Dorsey Park Concession Stand 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 Dorsey Park Concession Stand have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007. 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 Dorsey Park Concession Stand'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dorsey Park Concession Stand's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dorsey Park Concession Stand 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 St. Mary's County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park | St. Mary's | 43,030 | Community | Groundwater |
| Patuxent Naval Air Station (Navfac-Wash) | St. Mary's | 22,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Leonardtown | St. Mary's | 5,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Country Lakes | St. Mary's | 3,016 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cedar Cove | St. Mary's | 2,728 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saint Marys College | St. Mary's | 2,200 | 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, “Dorsey Park Concession Stand, PWSID MD1181332, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/dorsey-park-concession-stand-md1181332 (data as of October 1, 2026).