Maryland · ZIP 21853 · EPA MD0190002

Is this in Princess Anne's water?

Town of Princess Anne · serves 3,300 people · groundwater · 1,277 connections
78
violations on the federal EPA record
1
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
3,300
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 →
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
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 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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2016

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.

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
Who is responsibleTown of Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2017

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

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 responsibleTown of Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2017

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.

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
Who is responsibleTown of Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2017

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.

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
Who is responsibleTown of Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2017

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.

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
Who is responsibleTown of Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
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 responsibleTown of Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead2020

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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2020

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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingAntimony2020

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 Princess Anne · attn Taylor, Joshua · 410-651-3831 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: Somerset County Sanitary District, Princess Anne ↗
+ 64 more on the federal record

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0190002. “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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