Is Town of Sharpsburg Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Washington

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	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-04-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1996-01-01 → 1996-02-29

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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	50.634 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 64.3 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	142.55 µg/L 178% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 159.4 µg/L	39/43	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	37.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	27/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	92.363 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 106.1 µg/L	27/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	23.267 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.6 µg/L	27/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1447.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	29.53 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.8 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2015
Trichloroacetic Acid	28.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.66 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2015
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/19	SYR4	2012–2015
Fluoride	1295 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1770 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	9/27	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1070 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	5/19	SYR4	2012–2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.6100 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	1.39 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Mercury	0.5000 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.08 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/19	SYR4	2012–2015

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: YUTZY, DAVINA
Phone: 240-313-2630
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Sharpsburg

Is Town of Sharpsburg tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Town of Sharpsburg'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 Sharpsburg's water?

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

How many people does Town of Sharpsburg serve?

Town of Sharpsburg reports serving 1,360 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Sharpsburg had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 25 violations on file for Town of Sharpsburg, of which 13 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.