Public water system · MD1151036
ActiveEtchison Country Store
At a glance
Etchison Country Store (PWSID MD1151036) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Maryland. It reports serving 80 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Etchison Country Store compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Etchison Country Store 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 Etchison Country Store is about 44% 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 Etchison Country Store?
EPA lists Etchison Country Store 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 Etchison Country Store have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. The violations listed here began between April 2002 and July 2010. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 5 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (10 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Etchison Country Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Etchison Country Store?
Etchison Country Store (PWSID MD1151036) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Etchison Country Store serve?
Etchison Country Store reports serving 80 people through 3 service connections in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Where does Etchison Country Store 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 Etchison Country Store have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. 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 Etchison Country Store'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 10 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Etchison Country Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Etchison Country Store 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, “Etchison Country Store, PWSID MD1151036, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/etchison-country-store-md1151036 (data as of October 1, 2026).