Public water system · MD1061213
ActiveMt. Zion Umc
At a glance
Mt. Zion Umc (PWSID MD1061213) is an active transient non-community water system in Carroll County, Maryland. It reports serving 70 people through 2 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 health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mt. Zion Umc compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Mt. Zion Umc 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 less than 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Mt. Zion Umc is about half of 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 Mt. Zion Umc?
EPA lists Mt. Zion Umc 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 Mt. Zion Umc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Mt. Zion Umc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mt. Zion Umc?
Mt. Zion Umc (PWSID MD1061213) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Mt. Zion Umc serve?
Mt. Zion Umc reports serving 70 people through 2 service connections in Carroll County, Maryland.
Where does Mt. Zion Umc 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 Mt. Zion Umc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. 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 Mt. Zion Umc'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 health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mt. Zion Umc's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mt. Zion Umc 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 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, “Mt. Zion Umc, PWSID MD1061213, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/mt-zion-umc-md1061213 (data as of October 1, 2026).