Maryland · ZIP 20859 · EPA FL3640285

Is this in Potomac's water?

Applegate Mobile Home Community · serves 275 people · groundwater · 135 connections
8
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
275
people drink this water every day

On paper this system is compliant, but the EPA record shows 8 violations — mostly missed testing or reporting. What isn't measured can't be caught.

Coliform bacteria

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

Read the rule → EPA · Coliform Rule
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 reportingColiform bacteria2007

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.

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

Read the rule → EPA · Coliform Rule
Who is responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)2010

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.

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 responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2010

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.

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 responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)2012

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.

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 responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2012

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.

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 responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2010

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 responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2024

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 responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2024

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 responsibleApplegate Mobile Home Community · attn Zach Schwartz · 561-212-2571 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: APPLEGATE MH COMMUNITY, Potomac ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system FL3640285. “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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