Public water system · MD1150040
ActiveN.I.H. Animal Center
At a glance
N.I.H. Animal Center (PWSID MD1150040) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Maryland. It reports serving 150 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does N.I.H. Animal Center compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, N.I.H. Animal Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 39,103 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,916,066 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 N.I.H. Animal 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 N.I.H. Animal Center?
EPA lists N.I.H. Animal Center as owned by the federal government. 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. 2 of the 49 active systems in Montgomery County (4.1%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does N.I.H. Animal Center have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and April 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 6 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | 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.
N.I.H. Animal Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs N.I.H. Animal Center?
N.I.H. Animal Center (PWSID MD1150040) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does N.I.H. Animal Center serve?
N.I.H. Animal Center reports serving 150 people through 3 service connections in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Where does N.I.H. Animal 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 N.I.H. Animal Center have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 N.I.H. Animal 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find N.I.H. Animal Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. N.I.H. Animal 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 Montgomery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | Montgomery | 1,900,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Poolesville | Montgomery | 6,005 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Med Ctr | Montgomery | 2,100 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| National Institutes of Health | Montgomery | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Glenstone Foundation | Montgomery | 537 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dickerson Market | Montgomery | 510 | 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, “N.I.H. Animal Center, PWSID MD1150040, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/n-i-h-animal-center-md1150040 (data as of October 1, 2026).