Is White Sands Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Calvert

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-07-01

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
Lead	0.00080 mg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2024
Bromodichloromethane	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.9985 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	334 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 340 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	5.81 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	8.093 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 8.17 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	930 µg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.67 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	5 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2012–2014
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2012–2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2012–2014

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SEUBERLING, JAMES
Phone: 240-725-8583
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about White Sands

Is White Sands tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in White Sands'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 White Sands's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Fluoride, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does White Sands serve?

White Sands reports serving 82 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has White Sands had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for White Sands, of which 0 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.