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Sandy Cove Ministries Church

At a glance

Sandy Cove Ministries Church (PWSID MD1070053) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Cecil County, Maryland. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMD1070053

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served35

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMD state drinking water program

City served—

StateMaryland

ZIP—

CountyCecil County

How does Sandy Cove Ministries Church compare with other water systems in Cecil County?

By EPA's size categories, Sandy Cove Ministries Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cecil County has 166 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 343 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 56,867 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 Sandy Cove Ministries Church is well 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 Sandy Cove Ministries Church?

EPA lists Sandy Cove Ministries Church 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. 148 of the 166 active systems in Cecil County (89%) are also privately owned.

Does Sandy Cove Ministries Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and January 2021. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2019-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	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

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.

Sandy Cove Ministries Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sandy Cove Ministries Church?

Sandy Cove Ministries Church (PWSID MD1070053) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.

How many people does Sandy Cove Ministries Church serve?

Sandy Cove Ministries Church reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Cecil County, Maryland.

Where does Sandy Cove Ministries Church 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 Sandy Cove Ministries Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Sandy Cove Ministries Church'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sandy Cove Ministries Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Cove Ministries Church 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 Cecil County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Town of Elkton	Cecil	15,625	Community	Surface water
Town of North East	Cecil	8,600	Community	Surface water
Town of Perryville	Cecil	4,413	Community	Surface water
Town of Charlestown	Cecil	3,791	Community	Groundwater
Town of Rising Sun	Cecil	2,200	Community	Purchased surface water
Perry Point V.A. Medical Center	Cecil	2,000	Community	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, “Sandy Cove Ministries Church, PWSID MD1070053, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/sandy-cove-ministries-church-md1070053 (data as of October 1, 2026).