Is Town of Princess Anne Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

304

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-04-01 → 2017-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-10-01 → 1991-10-31
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

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
Fluoride	1162 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 3800 µg/L	77/81	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	123.146 µg/L 154% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 138.39 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.722 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.9 µg/L	29/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	55.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 78 µg/L	26/36	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromodichloromethane	37.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 54.7 µg/L	22/36	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	8.34 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	20/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	23.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.7 µg/L	18/36	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	15.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	0.0031 mg/L 21% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Bromoform	12.6995 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.2 µg/L	12/36	SYR4	2012–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	20.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	14.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	12/14	UCMR-5	2024
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7.265 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 pCi/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	12.068 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.3 µg/L	9/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate	120 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/134	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	3 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	5/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	22.595 µg/L 226% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 26 µg/L	4/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.45 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	3/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Beryllium, Total	2 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9000 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.0400 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.1900 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.0840 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/30	SYR4	2012–2019

83 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TAYLOR, JOSHUA
Phone: 410-651-3831
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Princess Anne

Is Town of Princess Anne tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Town of Princess Anne'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 Princess Anne's water?

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

How many people does Town of Princess Anne serve?

Town of Princess Anne reports serving 3,300 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Princess Anne had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 304 violations on file for Town of Princess Anne, of which 6 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.