Public water system · MD1060019
ActiveFinksburg Plaza Shopping Center
At a glance
Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center (PWSID MD1060019) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Carroll County, Maryland. It reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 208 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 618 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 128,551 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 Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center is about 65% 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 Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center?
EPA lists Finksburg Plaza Shopping 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. 185 of the 208 active systems in Carroll County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and January 2002. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Vinyl chloride, Carbon tetrachloride, Ethylbenzene and Trichloroethylene. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center?
Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center (PWSID MD1060019) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center serve?
Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Carroll County, Maryland.
Where does Finksburg Plaza Shopping 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 Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. 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 Finksburg Plaza Shopping 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Finksburg Plaza Shopping 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 Carroll County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster | Carroll | 35,256 | Community | Surface water |
| Freedom District | Carroll | 24,867 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Mount Airy | Carroll | 9,890 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Taneytown | Carroll | 6,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Hampstead | Carroll | 6,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Manchester | Carroll | 4,954 | 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, “Finksburg Plaza Shopping Center, PWSID MD1060019, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/finksburg-plaza-shopping-center-md1060019 (data as of October 1, 2026).