Is Easton Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-03-31

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
TTHM	10.212 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 16.05 µg/L	97/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	7.318 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.35 µg/L	33/45	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.59 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	31/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	3696 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 3960 µg/L	28/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.626 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	19/45	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromochloromethane	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/45	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	0.0021 mg/L 14% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.042 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.15 µg/L	10/38	SYR4	2012–2015
Gross Beta Particle Activity	9.73 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.6 pCi/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2017
Barium	73.125 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 73.2 µg/L	6/13	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrate	1080 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/76	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	2.325 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2015–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.385 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.4 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2015–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.3465 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.36 µg/L	2/38	SYR4	2012–2015
Lithium	9.78 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/8	UCMR-5	2023
Arsenic	5 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromoform	0.3400 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/45	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloromethane	0.5200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.2 pCi/L 15% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/9	SYR4	2013–2019

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)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ABBOTT, JR, DOUGLAS
Phone: 410-822-6110
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Easton Utilities

Is Easton Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Easton Utilities'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 Easton Utilities's water?

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

How many people does Easton Utilities serve?

Easton Utilities reports serving 17,357 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Easton Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Easton Utilities, 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.