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.

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reporting—2008›

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 responsibleSam Hill Estates · attn Smith, Joshua · 301-600-2581 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Frederick County Div of Water & Sewer Ut, Frederick ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0100040. “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

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Filter bottle

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