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Community Water System · PWS MD0070207

Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park

Leesport, Maryland 19533 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 276 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

276
People served
82
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 82 drinking-water violations at Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park, 18% of them health-based - above the Maryland per-system average.

82
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
276
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park

Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 276 residents in Leesport, Maryland (Cecil County) through 106 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 82 total violations for this system , of which 15 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 50 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 21 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Maryland, EPA tracks 3,215 public water systems serving 6,070,211 people, with 60,496 cumulative violations and 18,132 health-based violations on record. About 80% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 18.8 violations. Statewide, 50 of 83 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.2%).

Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park's 82 violations sit above the Maryland average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
276
Total Violations
82
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
106
County
Cecil
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
50
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 2021
Nitrate MR 19 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 14 2015
Lead and Copper Rule TT 10 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2000
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2010
TTHM MR 3 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2013
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MD0070207 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Maryland Drinking Water Authority

Maryland's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find MD regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 5200
2022 Nitrate MR 19 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 1040
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 5000
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 14 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 7000
2013 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 2950
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 2456
2012 Lead and Copper Rule TT 10 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 5000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 3100
2000 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / MD0070207 / 3100

How Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park Maryland avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 82 18.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 5.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 276 1,888 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,215 regulated public water systems in Maryland.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park water safe to drink? ▼
Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park (PWS ID: MD0070207) has 82 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 276 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park serve? ▼
Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park serves 276 people in Leesport, Maryland. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 106 service connections.
What type of violations does Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park have? ▼
Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park has 82 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 50 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park use? ▼
Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.