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State Line Motel

At a glance

State Line Motel (PWSID MD1211184) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, Maryland. It reports serving 64 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.

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

Population served

64

Service connections

2

Primary source

GU

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMD1211184
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served64
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMD state drinking water program
City served—
StateMaryland
ZIP—
CountyWashington County

How does State Line Motel compare with other water systems in Washington County?

By EPA's size categories, State Line Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 78 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,584 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 State Line Motel is about 56% below 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 29 Maryland systems (1%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates State Line Motel?

EPA lists State Line Motel 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. 57 of the 78 active systems in Washington County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does State Line Motel have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2002 and May 2024. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2022-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2009-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2006-05-05Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200YesResolved
2003-09-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesArchived
2003-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2003-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2003-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2002-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

All 10 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.

State Line Motel: frequently asked questions

Who runs State Line Motel?

State Line Motel (PWSID MD1211184) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.

How many people does State Line Motel serve?

State Line Motel reports serving 64 people through 2 service connections in Washington County, Maryland.

Where does State Line Motel get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does State Line Motel have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. 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 State Line Motel'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 10 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.

Where can I find State Line Motel's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. State Line Motel 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
City of HagerstownWashington92,200CommunitySurface water
Boonsboro - KeedysvilleWashington4,250CommunitySurface water
Town of Smithsburg Distribution SystemWashington2,500CommunityPurchased surface water
Town of Williamsport Distribution SystemWashington2,400CommunityPurchased surface water
Town of HancockWashington1,921CommunityGroundwater
Sideling Hill State Park Exhibit Rt 68 WWashington1,603Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “State Line Motel, PWSID MD1211184, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/state-line-motel-md1211184 (data as of October 1, 2026).