Is Town of Cecilton Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2021-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-01-01

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	0.0160 mg/L 107% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2020
Bromodichloromethane	2.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Chloroform	3.4375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.45 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	270.6 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 272 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	368 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 370 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1.9 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	7.161 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 7.39 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	1.0895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.028 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.04 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.5625 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.59 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Antimony, Total	0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.9 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2016
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.7900 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2012–2014

57 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-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COOPER, MARY
Phone: 410-275-2692
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Cecilton

Is Town of Cecilton tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Town of Cecilton'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 Town of Cecilton's water?

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

How many people does Town of Cecilton serve?

Town of Cecilton reports serving 477 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Cecilton had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 39 violations on file for Town of Cecilton, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.