Maryland · ZIP 21157 · EPA MD0060015

Is this in Westminster's water?

City of Westminster · serves 35,256 people · surface water · 10,157 connections
8
violations on the federal EPA record
4
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
35,256
people drink this water every day

This system has 4 health-based violations on the EPA record — involving Lead & Copper Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM). A limit meant to protect health, exceeded.

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
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 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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗
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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗
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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗
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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2018

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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗
HEALTHexceeded a contaminant limitTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)2018

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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reporting2019

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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗
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 responsibleCity of Westminster · attn Gross, Scott · 410-848-4370 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 401 Lucabaugh Mill Rd, Westminster ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0060015. “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

Reverse osmosis

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Chlorine · taste · odor

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