Maryland · ZIP 21902 · EPA MD0070017

Is this in Perry Point's water?

Perry Point V.A. Medical Center · serves 2,000 people · surface water · 200 connections
16
violations on the federal EPA record
8
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
2,000
people drink this water every day

This system has 8 health-based violations on the EPA record — involving Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead & Copper Rule, Surface Water Treatment. A limit meant to protect health, exceeded.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Haloacetic acids are disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine treats water; five are federally capped as a group.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
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
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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)

Total trihalomethanes are cancer-linked byproducts formed when chlorine disinfects water; federal rules cap them and require regular testing.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2012

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 responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2012

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 responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2015

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM): Total trihalomethanes are cancer-linked byproducts formed when chlorine disinfects water; federal rules cap them and require regular testing.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2016

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM): Total trihalomethanes are cancer-linked byproducts formed when chlorine disinfects water; federal rules cap them and require regular testing.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2016

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM): Total trihalomethanes are cancer-linked byproducts formed when chlorine disinfects water; federal rules cap them and require regular testing.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2016

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM): Total trihalomethanes are cancer-linked byproducts formed when chlorine disinfects water; federal rules cap them and require regular testing.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)2017

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): Haloacetic acids are disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine treats water; five are federally capped as a group.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)2017

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): Haloacetic acids are disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine treats water; five are federally capped as a group.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)2017

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): Haloacetic acids are disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine treats water; five are federally capped as a group.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2017

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 responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)2017

The water tested above a federal legal limit for this contaminant — the line the law itself draws.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): Haloacetic acids are disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine treats water; five are federally capped as a group.

Read the rule → EPA · Disinfection Byproducts Rules
Who is responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2018

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 responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2018

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 responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
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 responsiblePerry Point V.A. Medical Center · attn Johnson, Robert · 410-642-2411 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: PERRY POINT VAMC BLDNG 101 RM 34, Perry Point ↗
+ 2 more on the federal record

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0070017. “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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