Is Newtown Village Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2023-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01

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	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Fluoride	1400 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	33.5 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 34 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.1175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.72 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/12	SYR4	2012–2014
Dibromochloromethane	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/5	SYR4	2012–2015
TTHM	4.263 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.27 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.55 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Chromium	2.19 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.969 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.5025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.6 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7.9 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2016

58 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BACON, GEORGE
Phone: 301-753-8270
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Newtown Village

Is Newtown Village tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Newtown Village'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 Newtown Village's water?

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

How many people does Newtown Village serve?

Newtown Village reports serving 170 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Newtown Village had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Newtown Village, 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.