Is Country Lakes Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: St. Mary's

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	Archived	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01

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	12/12	LCR	2024
Fluoride	605 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 640 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	6.0535 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 6.26 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	6.1 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.96 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	46.85 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 47 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	2.584 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2016
Bromodichloromethane	1.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2016
Gross Beta Particle Activity	15.45 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.9 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2012
Dibromochloromethane	0.8700 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2012–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2012–2014

59 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) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CANTRELL, DWAYNE
Phone: 240-925-3139
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Country Lakes

Is Country Lakes tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Country Lakes'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 Country Lakes's water?

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

How many people does Country Lakes serve?

Country Lakes reports serving 3,016 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Country Lakes had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for Country Lakes, 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.