Public water system · MD1160034
ActiveWilliam Schmidt Outdoor Center
At a glance
William Schmidt Outdoor Center (PWSID MD1160034) is an active transient non-community water system in Prince George's County, Maryland. It reports serving 50 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does William Schmidt Outdoor Center compare with other water systems in Prince George's County?
By EPA's size categories, William Schmidt Outdoor Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Prince George's County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 992 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 30,750 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 William Schmidt Outdoor Center is about 65% 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 William Schmidt Outdoor Center?
EPA lists William Schmidt Outdoor Center as owned by a local 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. 8 of the 31 active systems in Prince George's County (26%) are also owned by a local government.
Does William Schmidt Outdoor Center have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and April 2019. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
William Schmidt Outdoor Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs William Schmidt Outdoor Center?
William Schmidt Outdoor Center (PWSID MD1160034) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does William Schmidt Outdoor Center serve?
William Schmidt Outdoor Center reports serving 50 people through 7 service connections in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Where does William Schmidt Outdoor Center 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 William Schmidt Outdoor Center have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. 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 William Schmidt Outdoor Center'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find William Schmidt Outdoor Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. William Schmidt Outdoor Center 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 Prince George's County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bowie | Prince George's | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Center | Prince George's | 1,400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cedarville Mobile Home Park | Prince George's | 780 | Community | Groundwater |
| Patuxent River Park Aquasco, Girl Scout | Prince George's | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Calvert Manor | Prince George's | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fast Fuels Gas Station | Prince George's | 300 | 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, “William Schmidt Outdoor Center, PWSID MD1160034, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/william-schmidt-outdoor-center-md1160034 (data as of October 1, 2026).