On paper this system is compliant, but the EPA record shows 1 violation — mostly missed testing or reporting. What isn't measured can't be caught.

Nitrate›

Nitrate comes from fertilizer, septic and wastewater. Above the limit it can starve infants of oxygen and is linked to cancer risk.

Read the rule → EPA · Safe Drinking Water Act standards

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2023›

The 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.

Nitrate: Nitrate comes from fertilizer, septic and wastewater. Above the limit it can starve infants of oxygen and is linked to cancer risk.

Read the rule → EPA · Safe Drinking Water Act standards

Who is responsibleTown of Chesapeake Beach · attn Addicott, Fran · 410-257-2230 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 8200 Bayside Rd., Chesapeake Beach ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0040003. “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.

Fix it, honestly.

Dissolved metals · nitrate

Reverse osmosis

NSF-58 certified under-sink RO — the only tech that broadly removes dissolved contaminants at the tap.

Chlorine · taste · odor

Catalytic carbon

NSF-42 whole-house carbon cuts chlorine, chloramine and the pool-water taste.

First step

Filter bottle

Certified grab-and-go protection while you decide on the whole-home fix.

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