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Shoppes at Bay Hundred

At a glance

Shoppes at Bay Hundred (PWSID MD1200017) is an active transient non-community water system in Talbot County, Maryland. It reports serving 229 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016.

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

Population served

229

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMD1200017

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served229

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyMD state drinking water program

City served—

StateMaryland

ZIP—

CountyTalbot County

How does Shoppes at Bay Hundred compare with other water systems in Talbot County?

By EPA's size categories, Shoppes at Bay Hundred is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Talbot County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 701 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 28,743 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 Shoppes at Bay Hundred is about 59% 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 Shoppes at Bay Hundred?

EPA lists Shoppes at Bay Hundred 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. 32 of the 41 active systems in Talbot County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does Shoppes at Bay Hundred have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and March 2016. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2016-03-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2014-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	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
2010-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Shoppes at Bay Hundred: frequently asked questions

Who runs Shoppes at Bay Hundred?

Shoppes at Bay Hundred (PWSID MD1200017) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.

How many people does Shoppes at Bay Hundred serve?

Shoppes at Bay Hundred reports serving 229 people through 3 service connections in Talbot County, Maryland.

Where does Shoppes at Bay Hundred 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 Shoppes at Bay Hundred have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016. 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 Shoppes at Bay Hundred'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 11 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Shoppes at Bay Hundred's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shoppes at Bay Hundred 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 Talbot County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Easton Utilities	Talbot	17,357	Community	Groundwater
Town of St. Michaels	Talbot	2,650	Community	Groundwater
Highs Dairy Store	Talbot	1,909	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Town of Oxford	Talbot	726	Community	Groundwater
Runway Liquors	Talbot	720	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Martingham Utilities Cooperative	Talbot	675	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, “Shoppes at Bay Hundred, PWSID MD1200017, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/shoppes-at-bay-hundred-md1200017 (data as of October 1, 2026).