Maryland · ZIP 21750 · EPA MD0210012

Is this in Hancock's water?

Town of Hancock · serves 1,921 people · groundwater · 650 connections
5
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
1,921
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.

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 Rule
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

The federal record.

RECORDlate or missing reportGround Water Rule2025

A 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 Rule
Who is responsibleTown of Hancock · attn Pippel, Julie · 443-505-8375 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Find their office on Maps ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule1998

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 responsibleTown of Hancock · attn Pippel, Julie · 443-505-8375 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Find their office on Maps ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2014

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 responsibleTown of Hancock · attn Pippel, Julie · 443-505-8375 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Find their office on Maps ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2017

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 responsibleTown of Hancock · attn Pippel, Julie · 443-505-8375 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Find their office on Maps ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2025

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 responsibleTown of Hancock · attn Pippel, Julie · 443-505-8375 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Find their office on Maps ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0210012. “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.