Maryland · ZIP 20640-5157 · EPA MD0080058

Is this in Indian Head's water?

Naval Support Facility, Indian Head · serves 3,321 people · groundwater · 2,000 connections
13
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
3,321
people drink this water every day

On paper this system is compliant, but the EPA record shows 13 violations — mostly missed testing or reporting. What isn't measured can't be caught.

Antimony

A contaminant or monitoring group tracked on this system's federal record.

EPA drinking-water standards →
Arsenic

A contaminant or monitoring group tracked on this system's federal record.

EPA drinking-water standards →
Barium

A contaminant or monitoring group tracked on this system's federal record.

EPA drinking-water standards →
Chromium

A contaminant or monitoring group tracked on this system's federal record.

EPA drinking-water standards →
Lead

A contaminant or monitoring group tracked on this system's federal record.

EPA drinking-water standards →
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
Surface Water Treatment

The Surface Water Treatment Rules require utilities using surface water (or groundwater under its influence) to filter and disinfect against microbes like Giardia, Legionella and viruses.

Read the rule → EPA · Surface Water Treatment Rules

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingAntimony2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingBarium2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingChromium2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingArsenic2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2022

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2008

A violation on the federal record outside the standard categories.

Surface Water Treatment: The Surface Water Treatment Rules require utilities using surface water (or groundwater under its influence) to filter and disinfect against microbes like Giardia, Legionella and viruses.

Read the rule → EPA · Surface Water Treatment Rules
Who is responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 responsibleNaval Support Facility, Indian Head · attn Delarosa, Linsey · 540-295-2019 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: NAVFAC Washington, PWD South Potomac, Indian Head ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0080058. “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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