Is Sam Hill Estates Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2008-04-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01

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
Nitrate-Nitrite	8820 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 9900 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	0.0017 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2020
TTHM	25.6 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 32.9 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	20.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.5 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40.64 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 60 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	7400 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2015
Bromodichloromethane	6.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2014
Dibromochloromethane	1.965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2016
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2014
Barium	60.05 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	597 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017

60 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-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, JOSHUA
Phone: 301-600-2581
Email: JSmith5@FrederickCountyMD.gov

Frequently asked questions about Sam Hill Estates

Is Sam Hill Estates tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Sam Hill Estates'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 Sam Hill Estates's water?

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

How many people does Sam Hill Estates serve?

Sam Hill Estates reports serving 1,036 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Sam Hill Estates had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 2 violations on file for Sam Hill Estates, 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.