Is Town of St. Michaels 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30

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
Arsenic	26.55 µg/L 266% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	55/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0018 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
TTHM	10.876 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 11.1 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	504 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 510 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	6.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.7 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2013–2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.852 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.87 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.8900 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2013–2014
Dibromochloromethane	2.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2013–2014
Chromium	8 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	9 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2016

62 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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: THOMPSON, BRIAN
Phone: 410-745-5147
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of St. Michaels

Is Town of St. Michaels tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Town of St. Michaels'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 St. Michaels's water?

EPA monitoring detected Arsenic, Lead, TTHM, Fluoride, Bromoform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of St. Michaels serve?

Town of St. Michaels reports serving 2,650 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Town of St. Michaels had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 84 violations on file for Town of St. Michaels, of which 31 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.