Public water system · VA4115851
ActiveTowne Center-Mathews
At a glance
Towne Center-Mathews (PWSID VA4115851) is an active transient non-community water system in Mathews County, Maryland. It reports serving 100 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Towne Center-Mathews compare with other water systems in Mathews County?
By EPA's size categories, Towne Center-Mathews is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mathews County has 1 active public water system, and Towne Center-Mathews is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 100 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 100 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 Towne Center-Mathews is about 31% 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 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 Towne Center-Mathews?
EPA lists Towne Center-Mathews as privately owned. The VA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Mathews County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Towne Center-Mathews have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and January 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Towne Center-Mathews: frequently asked questions
Who runs Towne Center-Mathews?
Towne Center-Mathews (PWSID VA4115851) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Towne Center-Mathews serve?
Towne Center-Mathews reports serving 100 people through 5 service connections in Mathews County, Maryland.
Where does Towne Center-Mathews 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 Towne Center-Mathews have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Towne Center-Mathews' 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Towne Center-Mathews' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Towne Center-Mathews 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.
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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, “Towne Center-Mathews, PWSID VA4115851, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/towne-center-mathews-va4115851 (data as of October 1, 2026).