Is Charlotte Hall 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	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-01 → 2023-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31

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	13/13	LCR	2024
Fluoride	270 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	14.5 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	8.06 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/8	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	27 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	6 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2015
Bromodichloromethane	3.11 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/8	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	21 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromochloromethane	1.24 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/8	SYR4	2012–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.23 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/4	SYR4	2012–2014
Gross Beta Particle Activity	15.1 pCi/L No EPA limit set	3/3	SYR4	2016
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8100 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	SYR4	2012–2014
Mercury	0.0200 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2015
Selenium	5.4 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2015

57 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-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitritePentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl 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 Charlotte Hall

Is Charlotte Hall tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Charlotte Hall'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 Charlotte Hall's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Fluoride, 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 Charlotte Hall serve?

Charlotte Hall reports serving 615 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Charlotte Hall had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Charlotte Hall, 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.