Is Holland Forest 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	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-01-01

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	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2022
Bromodichloromethane	3.554 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.85 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.796 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.87 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	13.9 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	2302 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2500 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	10.991 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 11.09 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.437 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.53 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.6665 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.67 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8600 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2012–2014

60 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl 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 Holland Forest

Is Holland Forest tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Holland Forest'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 Holland Forest's water?

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

How many people does Holland Forest serve?

Holland Forest reports serving 139 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Holland Forest had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Holland Forest, 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.