On paper this system is compliant, but the EPA record shows 4 violations — mostly missed testing or reporting. What isn't measured can't be caught.
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 RuleThe 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 RulesA 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 RulesA 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 RulesA 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 RulesThe 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 RuleSource: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0110005. “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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