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Is this in La Plata's water?

Chapel Point Wds/ Jude House/ Comm Ctr · serves 280 people · groundwater · 96 connections
5
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
280
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.

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.

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 responsibleChapel Point Wds/ Jude House/ Comm Ctr · attn Giles, Tim · 301-609-5647 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Charles County Dept of Public Works, La Plata ↗
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 responsibleChapel Point Wds/ Jude House/ Comm Ctr · attn Giles, Tim · 301-609-5647 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Charles County Dept of Public Works, La Plata ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2011›

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 responsibleChapel Point Wds/ Jude House/ Comm Ctr · attn Giles, Tim · 301-609-5647 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Charles County Dept of Public Works, La Plata ↗
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 responsibleChapel Point Wds/ Jude House/ Comm Ctr · attn Giles, Tim · 301-609-5647 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Charles County Dept of Public Works, La Plata ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2023›

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 responsibleChapel Point Wds/ Jude House/ Comm Ctr · attn Giles, Tim · 301-609-5647 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Charles County Dept of Public Works, La Plata ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0080064. “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.

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