This system has 1 health-based violation on the EPA record — involving Ground Water Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead & Copper Rule. A limit meant to protect health, exceeded.
The Ground Water Rule protects wells and aquifer-fed systems from fecal contamination through source-water monitoring and fixes.
Read the rule → EPA · Ground Water RuleHaloacetic acids are disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine treats water; five are federally capped as a group.
Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts RulesThe Lead & Copper Rule requires utilities to test water at customer taps for lead and copper — metals that enter water from pipes and plumbing, not the source. Lead harms brain development in children; no level is considered safe.
Read the rule → EPA · Lead & Copper RuleThe Surface Water Treatment Rules require utilities using surface water (or groundwater under its influence) to filter and disinfect against microbes like Giardia, Legionella and viruses.
Read the rule → EPA · Surface Water Treatment RulesTotal trihalomethanes are cancer-linked byproducts formed when chlorine disinfects water; federal rules cap them and require regular testing.
Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts RulesA violation on the federal record outside the standard categories.
Surface Water Treatment: The Surface Water Treatment Rules require utilities using surface water (or groundwater under its influence) to filter and disinfect against microbes like Giardia, Legionella and viruses.
Read the rule → EPA · Surface Water Treatment RulesThe utility didn't complete required testing or paperwork on time. The water wasn't necessarily bad — but what isn't measured can't be caught.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM): Total trihalomethanes are cancer-linked byproducts formed when chlorine disinfects water; federal rules cap them and require regular testing.
Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts RulesThe utility didn't complete required testing or paperwork on time. The water wasn't necessarily bad — but what isn't measured can't be caught.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): Haloacetic acids are disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine treats water; five are federally capped as a group.
Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts RulesThe utility didn't complete required testing or paperwork on time. The water wasn't necessarily bad — but what isn't measured can't be caught.
Lead & Copper Rule: The Lead & Copper Rule requires utilities to test water at customer taps for lead and copper — metals that enter water from pipes and plumbing, not the source. Lead harms brain development in children; no level is considered safe.
Read the rule → EPA · Lead & Copper RuleThe utility failed to carry out a treatment process the rule requires — the safeguard itself wasn't run properly.
Ground Water Rule: The Ground Water Rule protects wells and aquifer-fed systems from fecal contamination through source-water monitoring and fixes.
Read the rule → EPA · Ground Water RuleA required report to regulators or the public was late or missing.
Ground Water Rule: The Ground Water Rule protects wells and aquifer-fed systems from fecal contamination through source-water monitoring and fixes.
Read the rule → EPA · Ground Water RuleSource: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0210213. “Compliant” means clearing federal limits — many unchanged for ~20 years. Health guidelines from independent scientists are often stricter. Results vary by home, plumbing and date.
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