Maryland · ZIP 21704 · EPA MD0100030

Is this in Frederick's water?

New Design - Frederick County · serves 74,911 people · surface water · 22,869 connections
5
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
74,911
people drink this water every day

On paper this system is compliant, but the EPA record shows 5 violations — mostly missed testing or reporting. What isn't measured can't be caught.

Radium

Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive element regulated in drinking water because long-term exposure raises cancer risk.

Read the rule → EPA · Radionuclides Rule

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2023

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.

Who is responsibleNew Design - Frederick County · attn Beard, Michael · 301-600-3409 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: FREDERICK COUNTY water & sewer, Frederick ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2023

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.

Who is responsibleNew Design - Frederick County · attn Beard, Michael · 301-600-3409 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: FREDERICK COUNTY water & sewer, Frederick ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingRadium2016

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.

Radium: Radium is a naturally occurring radioactive element regulated in drinking water because long-term exposure raises cancer risk.

Read the rule → EPA · Radionuclides Rule
Who is responsibleNew Design - Frederick County · attn Beard, Michael · 301-600-3409 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: FREDERICK COUNTY water & sewer, Frederick ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2023

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.

Who is responsibleNew Design - Frederick County · attn Beard, Michael · 301-600-3409 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: FREDERICK COUNTY water & sewer, Frederick ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2023

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.

Who is responsibleNew Design - Frederick County · attn Beard, Michael · 301-600-3409 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: FREDERICK COUNTY water & sewer, Frederick ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0100030. “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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Dissolved metals · nitrate

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