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Maryland · ZIP 21782 · EPA MD0210019

Is this in Sharpsburg's water?

Sandy Hook · serves 220 people · groundwater · 65 connections
4
violations on the federal EPA record
0
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
220
people drink this water every day

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.

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

The federal record.

RECORDother violationSurface Water Treatment2009›

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 responsibleSandy Hook · attn Bussard, Dwayne · 240-313-2678 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: WASHINGTON CO DEPT OF WATER QUALITY, Sharpsburg ↗
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 responsibleSandy Hook · attn Bussard, Dwayne · 240-313-2678 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: WASHINGTON CO DEPT OF WATER QUALITY, Sharpsburg ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2011›

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 responsibleSandy Hook · attn Bussard, Dwayne · 240-313-2678 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: WASHINGTON CO DEPT OF WATER QUALITY, Sharpsburg ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2019›

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 responsibleSandy Hook · attn Bussard, Dwayne · 240-313-2678 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: WASHINGTON CO DEPT OF WATER QUALITY, Sharpsburg ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0210019. “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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