Maryland · ZIP 21663 · EPA MD0200006

Is this in St Michaels's water?

Town of St. Michaels · serves 2,650 people · groundwater · 1,300 connections
11
violations on the federal EPA record
3
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
2,650
people drink this water every day

This system has 3 health-based violations on the EPA record — involving Arsenic, Lead & Copper Rule, Surface Water Treatment. A limit meant to protect health, exceeded.

Arsenic

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

EPA drinking-water standards →
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

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2008

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 responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2002

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 St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
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 St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
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 responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
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 St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingArsenic2018

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 responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2021

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 responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2021

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 responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitArsenic2022

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

Who is responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitArsenic2022

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

Who is responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitArsenic2022

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

Who is responsibleTown of St. Michaels · attn Thompson, Brian · 410-745-5147 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: COMMISSIONERS, St Michaels ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0200006. “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

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Chlorine · taste · odor

Catalytic carbon

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Filter bottle

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