Public water system · MI0040494
ActivePhelps Mobile Home Villa
At a glance
Phelps Mobile Home Villa (PWSID MI0040494) is an active community water system in Van Buren County, Maryland. It reports serving 98 people through 52 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
98
Service connections
52
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Phelps Mobile Home Villa compare with other water systems in Van Buren County?
By EPA's size categories, Phelps Mobile Home Villa is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Van Buren County has 2 active public water systems, and Phelps Mobile Home Villa is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 44% below the county average of 174 people per system, and accounts for 28% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Phelps Mobile Home Villa is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Maryland has 422 active community water systems, 14% 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 Phelps Mobile Home Villa?
EPA lists Phelps Mobile Home Villa 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 Phelps Mobile Home Villa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and April 2024. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-08-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Phelps Mobile Home Villa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Phelps Mobile Home Villa?
Phelps Mobile Home Villa (PWSID MI0040494) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Phelps Mobile Home Villa serve?
Phelps Mobile Home Villa reports serving 98 people through 52 service connections in Van Buren County, Maryland.
Where does Phelps Mobile Home Villa 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 Phelps Mobile Home Villa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Phelps Mobile Home Villa'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 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Phelps Mobile Home Villa's water quality report?
As a community water system, Phelps Mobile Home Villa must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Van Buren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Hills/Covert Resort Association | Van Buren | 250 | 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, “Phelps Mobile Home Villa, PWSID MI0040494, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/phelps-mobile-home-villa-mi0040494 (data as of October 1, 2026).