Is Steeplechase Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Wicomico

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	2014-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-07-01

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	0.0183 mg/L 122% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2022
Bromodichloromethane	0.9780 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	1.068 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromochloromethane	0.5955 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6000 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	2.6335 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.4635 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.53 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.13 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014

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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross 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: MESSICK, ROBERT
Phone: 410-742-8072
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Steeplechase Waterworks

Is Steeplechase Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Steeplechase Waterworks'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 Steeplechase Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Steeplechase Waterworks serve?

Steeplechase Waterworks reports serving 395 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Steeplechase Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Steeplechase Waterworks, 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.