Public water system · MD1211128
ActiveSideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W
At a glance
Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W (PWSID MD1211128) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, Maryland. It reports serving 1,603 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,603
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Washington County has 78 active public water systems, and Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,584 people per system, and accounts for 1.3% of the 123,580 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 Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W is about 11 times 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 Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W?
EPA lists Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W as owned by a state 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. 6 of the 78 active systems in Washington County (7.7%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W 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 2021. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W?
Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W (PWSID MD1211128) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W serve?
Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W reports serving 1,603 people through 4 service connections in Washington County, Maryland.
Where does Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W 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 Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W 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 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 Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W'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 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W 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 Washington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hagerstown | Washington | 92,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Boonsboro - Keedysville | Washington | 4,250 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Smithsburg Distribution System | Washington | 2,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Town of Williamsport Distribution System | Washington | 2,400 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Town of Hancock | Washington | 1,921 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakeside Village | Washington | 1,575 | Community | Purchased 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, “Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 W, PWSID MD1211128, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/sideling-hill-state-park-exhibit-rt-68-w-md1211128 (data as of October 1, 2026).