Maryland · ZIP 21702 · EPA MD0100001

Is this in Frederick's water?

Amelano Manor · serves 36 people · groundwater · 12 connections
63
violations on the federal EPA record
1
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
36
people drink this water every day

This system has 1 health-based violation on the EPA record — involving Antimony, Arsenic, Barium. A limit meant to protect health, exceeded.

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 →
Coliform bacteria

The Revised Total Coliform Rule tracks coliform bacteria — an indicator that disease-causing organisms could be getting into the water.

Read the rule → EPA · Coliform Rule
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

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
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.

RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2003

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule1997

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2006

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2007

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2009

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2009

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2010

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2013

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2013

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2011

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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
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 responsibleAmelano Manor · attn Fisher, Kirk · 240-315-3530 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: AMELANO WATER CO, Frederick ↗
+ 49 more on the federal record

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0100001. “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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Dissolved metals · nitrate

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Chlorine · taste · odor

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