Public water system · MD1221079
ActiveSandy Hill Family Camp
At a glance
Sandy Hill Family Camp (PWSID MD1221079) is an active transient non-community water system in Wicomico County, Maryland. It reports serving 200 people through 105 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 July 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
105
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandy Hill Family Camp compare with other water systems in Wicomico County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Hill Family Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wicomico County has 85 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 650 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 55,242 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 Sandy Hill Family Camp is about 39% above 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 Sandy Hill Family Camp?
EPA lists Sandy Hill Family Camp 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. 73 of the 85 active systems in Wicomico County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Hill Family Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Sandy Hill Family Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Hill Family Camp?
Sandy Hill Family Camp (PWSID MD1221079) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Hill Family Camp serve?
Sandy Hill Family Camp reports serving 200 people through 105 service connections in Wicomico County, Maryland.
Where does Sandy Hill Family Camp 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 Hill Family Camp 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 July 2014. 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 Hill Family Camp'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 July 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Hill Family Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Hill Family Camp 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 Wicomico County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Salisbury | Wicomico | 30,343 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Fruitland | Wicomico | 5,907 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Delmar | Wicomico | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Pittsville | Wicomico | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Hebron | Wicomico | 1,022 | Community | Groundwater |
| Salisbury Christian School | Wicomico | 750 | Non-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, “Sandy Hill Family Camp, PWSID MD1221079, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/sandy-hill-family-camp-md1221079 (data as of October 1, 2026).