Public water system · MD1061119
ActiveWinfield Vol. Fire Department
At a glance
Winfield Vol. Fire Department (PWSID MD1061119) is an active transient non-community water system in Carroll County, Maryland. It reports serving 200 people through 3 service connections. 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 January 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Winfield Vol. Fire Department compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Winfield Vol. Fire Department is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 208 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 618 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 128,551 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 Winfield Vol. Fire Department is about 39% 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 Winfield Vol. Fire Department?
EPA lists Winfield Vol. Fire Department 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. 185 of the 208 active systems in Carroll County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Winfield Vol. Fire Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2003. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28 | Not reported | 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.
Winfield Vol. Fire Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Winfield Vol. Fire Department?
Winfield Vol. Fire Department (PWSID MD1061119) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Winfield Vol. Fire Department serve?
Winfield Vol. Fire Department reports serving 200 people through 3 service connections in Carroll County, Maryland.
Where does Winfield Vol. Fire Department 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 Winfield Vol. Fire Department 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 January 2003. 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 Winfield Vol. Fire Department'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 January 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Winfield Vol. Fire Department's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Winfield Vol. Fire Department 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 Carroll County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster | Carroll | 35,256 | Community | Surface water |
| Freedom District | Carroll | 24,867 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Mount Airy | Carroll | 9,890 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Taneytown | Carroll | 6,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Hampstead | Carroll | 6,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Manchester | Carroll | 4,954 | 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, “Winfield Vol. Fire Department, PWSID MD1061119, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/winfield-vol-fire-department-md1061119 (data as of October 1, 2026).