Maryland · ZIP 21660 · EPA MD0050006

Is this in Ridgely's water?

Town of Ridgely · serves 1,600 people · groundwater · 740 connections
8
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
1,600
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.

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.

RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule1998

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 Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2020

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 Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2009

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 Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗
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 responsibleTown of Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗
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 responsibleTown of Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2013

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 Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2016

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 Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗
RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2020

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 Ridgely · attn Crist, David · 410-634-1975 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: TOWN OF RIDGELY PUBLIC WORKS, Ridgely ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0050006. “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

NSF-42 whole-house carbon cuts chlorine, chloramine and the pool-water taste.

First step

Filter bottle

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