Is Fountaindale South Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Frederick

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	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30

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	64.105 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 75.8 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.6 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19.1 µg/L	53/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	36/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	40.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46.9 µg/L	36/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	36/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.4 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2016
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	28/32	SYR4	2012–2016
Bromoform	1.785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	24/36	SYR4	2012–2016
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	23/32	SYR4	2012–2016
Nitrate	3200 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2015
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	3665 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3700 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2016–2019
Barium	346.2 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 370 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/32	SYR4	2012–2016

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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, JOSHUA
Phone: 301-600-2581
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fountaindale South

Is Fountaindale South tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Fountaindale South'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 Fountaindale South's water?

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

How many people does Fountaindale South serve?

Fountaindale South reports serving 2,610 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Fountaindale South had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 4 violations on file for Fountaindale South, 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.