Public water system · MI2025180
ActiveLinden Hills/Covert Resort Association
At a glance
Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association (PWSID MI2025180) is an active transient non-community water system in Van Buren County, Maryland. It reports serving 250 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association compare with other water systems in Van Buren County?
By EPA's size categories, Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Van Buren County has 2 active public water systems, and Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 44% above the county average of 174 people per system, and accounts for 72% of the 348 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 Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association is about 74% above 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 Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association?
EPA lists Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association as privately owned. The MI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 2 active systems in Van Buren County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and January 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association?
Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association (PWSID MI2025180) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association serve?
Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association reports serving 250 people through 4 service connections in Van Buren County, Maryland.
Where does Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association 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 Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association 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 Van Buren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps Mobile Home Villa | Van Buren | 98 | 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, “Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association, PWSID MI2025180, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/linden-hills-covert-resort-association-mi2025180 (data as of October 1, 2026).