Public water system · MD1141026
ActiveThe Wharf at Handy Point North
At a glance
The Wharf at Handy Point North (PWSID MD1141026) is an active transient non-community water system in Kent County, Maryland. It reports serving 215 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
215
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Wharf at Handy Point North compare with other water systems in Kent County?
By EPA's size categories, The Wharf at Handy Point North is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kent County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is about 44% below the county average of 384 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 19,561 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 The Wharf at Handy Point North is about 49% 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 The Wharf at Handy Point North?
EPA lists The Wharf at Handy Point North 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. 41 of the 51 active systems in Kent County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does The Wharf at Handy Point North have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2000 and July 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2000-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
The Wharf at Handy Point North: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Wharf at Handy Point North?
The Wharf at Handy Point North (PWSID MD1141026) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does The Wharf at Handy Point North serve?
The Wharf at Handy Point North reports serving 215 people through 4 service connections in Kent County, Maryland.
Where does The Wharf at Handy Point North 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 The Wharf at Handy Point North have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 The Wharf at Handy Point North'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Wharf at Handy Point North's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Wharf at Handy Point North 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 Kent County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chestertown | Kent | 5,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Rock Hall | Kent | 1,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Worton | Kent | 955 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mollys | Kent | 915 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fairlee | Kent | 725 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bayshore Campground | Kent | 636 | 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, “The Wharf at Handy Point North, PWSID MD1141026, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/the-wharf-at-handy-point-north-md1141026 (data as of October 1, 2026).