Public water system · MD1151084
ActiveSmokey Glen Farm- Grove Area
At a glance
Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area (PWSID MD1151084) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Maryland. It reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection. 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 October 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 39,103 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,916,066 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 Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area is about 178% 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 Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area?
EPA lists Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area 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. 40 of the 49 active systems in Montgomery County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area?
Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area (PWSID MD1151084) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area serve?
Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Where does Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area 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 Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area 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 October 2017. 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 Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area'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 October 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area 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 Montgomery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | Montgomery | 1,900,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Poolesville | Montgomery | 6,005 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Med Ctr | Montgomery | 2,100 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| National Institutes of Health | Montgomery | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Glenstone Foundation | Montgomery | 537 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dickerson Market | Montgomery | 510 | 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, “Smokey Glen Farm- Grove Area, PWSID MD1151084, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/smokey-glen-farm-grove-area-md1151084 (data as of October 1, 2026).