Maryland · ZIP 20676 · EPA MD0040014

Is this in Port Republic's water?

Scientists Cliffs · serves 1,425 people · groundwater · 247 connections
5
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
1,425
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
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 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 responsibleScientists Cliffs · attn Bohaska, Nick · 410-474-2441 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: SCIENTIST CLIFFS SERVICE, Port Republic ↗
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 responsibleScientists Cliffs · attn Bohaska, Nick · 410-474-2441 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: SCIENTIST CLIFFS SERVICE, Port Republic ↗
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 responsibleScientists Cliffs · attn Bohaska, Nick · 410-474-2441 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: SCIENTIST CLIFFS SERVICE, Port Republic ↗
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 responsibleScientists Cliffs · attn Bohaska, Nick · 410-474-2441 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: SCIENTIST CLIFFS SERVICE, Port Republic ↗
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 responsibleScientists Cliffs · attn Bohaska, Nick · 410-474-2441 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: SCIENTIST CLIFFS SERVICE, Port Republic ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0040014. “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

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First step

Filter bottle

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