Is Charles County Gardens Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Archived	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-10-01

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	0.0018 mg/L 12% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
TTHM	9.365 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.9975 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	8.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2016
Fluoride	1098.7 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.2605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2013–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2013–2014
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.6 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014

63 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 AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene 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: CROOKS, EDWARD
Phone: 410-353-0383
Email: ecc989@hotmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Charles County Gardens Water

Is Charles County Gardens Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Charles County Gardens Water'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 Charles County Gardens Water's water?

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

How many people does Charles County Gardens Water serve?

Charles County Gardens Water reports serving 551 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Charles County Gardens Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Charles County Gardens Water, of which 3 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.