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Friendly Farms

At a glance

Friendly Farms (PWSID MD1031052) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Baltimore County, Maryland. It reports serving 55 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMD1031052

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served55

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMD state drinking water program

City served—

StateMaryland

ZIP—

CountyBaltimore County

How does Friendly Farms compare with other water systems in Baltimore County?

By EPA's size categories, Friendly Farms is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Baltimore County has 272 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 168 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 45,805 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 Friendly Farms 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 Friendly Farms?

EPA lists Friendly Farms 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. 221 of the 272 active systems in Baltimore County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does Friendly Farms have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and January 2020. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (10 of them). 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
2020-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2000-01-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
1999-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1999-01-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
1999-01-01	Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	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.

Friendly Farms: frequently asked questions

Who runs Friendly Farms?

Friendly Farms (PWSID MD1031052) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.

How many people does Friendly Farms serve?

Friendly Farms reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Where does Friendly Farms 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 Friendly Farms have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Friendly Farms' 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Friendly Farms' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Friendly Farms 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 Baltimore County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Manor Shopping Center	Baltimore	2,921	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Um Saint Joseph Medical Center	Baltimore	1,515	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Stevenson University	Baltimore	1,313	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Hereford High School	Baltimore	1,300	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Fork Christian Church	Baltimore	1,245	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hereford Middle School	Baltimore	1,050	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, “Friendly Farms, PWSID MD1031052, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/friendly-farms-md1031052 (data as of October 1, 2026).