Is King & Kennedy Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: St. Mary's

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	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2014
Arsenic	7.2 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.25 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/5	SYR4	2013–2017
Fluoride	240 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	2 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Bromodichloromethane	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/5	SYR4	2013–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	8.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	2/2	SYR4	2012
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	2.05 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2013–2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017

61 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CANTRELL, DWAYNE
Phone: 240-925-3139
Email: DCantrell@metcom.org

Frequently asked questions about King & Kennedy

Is King & Kennedy tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in King & Kennedy'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 King & Kennedy's water?

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

How many people does King & Kennedy serve?

King & Kennedy reports serving 169 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has King & Kennedy had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 9 violations on file for King & Kennedy, 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.