Public water system · MD0010046
ActiveMartins Mountain
At a glance
Martins Mountain (PWSID MD0010046) is an active transient non-community water system in Allegany County, Maryland. It reports serving 32 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
32
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Martins Mountain compare with other water systems in Allegany County?
By EPA's size categories, Martins Mountain is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Allegany County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,293 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 68,550 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 Martins Mountain is well 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 Martins Mountain?
EPA lists Martins Mountain 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. 27 of the 53 active systems in Allegany County (51%) are also privately owned.
Does Martins Mountain have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Martins Mountain: frequently asked questions
Who runs Martins Mountain?
Martins Mountain (PWSID MD0010046) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Martins Mountain serve?
Martins Mountain reports serving 32 people through 40 service connections in Allegany County, Maryland.
Where does Martins Mountain 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 Martins Mountain have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not 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 Martins Mountain'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 not 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 Martins Mountain's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Martins Mountain 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 Allegany County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cumberland | Allegany | 27,039 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Frostburg | Allegany | 11,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Eastern Region Allegany Distrib. System | Allegany | 5,703 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lavale Sanitary Commission | Allegany | 5,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Midland-Lonaconing | Allegany | 5,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Western Region Allegany Distrib. System | Allegany | 4,955 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Martins Mountain, PWSID MD0010046, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/martins-mountain-md0010046 (data as of October 1, 2026).