Maryland · ZIP 21601 · EPA MD0200003

Is this in Easton's water?

Easton Utilities · serves 17,357 people · groundwater · 7,185 connections
2
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
17,357
people drink this water every day

On paper this system is compliant, but the EPA record shows 2 violations — mostly missed testing or reporting. 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 Rule
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 reportingLead & Copper Rule2008

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.

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 Rule
Who is responsibleEaston Utilities · attn Abbott, Jr, Douglas · 410-822-6110 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Easton Utilities, Easton ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2017

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 responsibleEaston Utilities · attn Abbott, Jr, Douglas · 410-822-6110 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Easton Utilities, Easton ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0200003. “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.