Is Lavale Sanitary Commission Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Allegany

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-11-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	51.24 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 64 µg/L	69/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	51.5635 µg/L 86% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 65.4 µg/L	68/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	44.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.78 µg/L	51/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25.73 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.6 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2012–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	25.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39 µg/L	44/48	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate	2470 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2022
Dibromochloromethane	5.5895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.78 µg/L	14/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.3354 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.45 µg/L	13/48	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.762 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.05 µg/L	9/48	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	1.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.96 µg/L	6/55	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	83.125 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 84 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2016
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.709 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.73 µg/L	2/48	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	11.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/8	UCMR-5	2024

85 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WENDT, DAVID
Phone: 301-729-1638
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Lavale Sanitary Commission

Is Lavale Sanitary Commission tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Lavale Sanitary Commission's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Lavale Sanitary Commission's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Lavale Sanitary Commission serve?

Lavale Sanitary Commission reports serving 5,500 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Lavale Sanitary Commission had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 53 violations on file for Lavale Sanitary Commission, of which 15 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.