Public water system record
Lavale Sanitary Commission
Serves La Vale, Allegany County, MD · 5,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Lavale Sanitary Commission in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Lavale Sanitary Commission draws water from 5 wells and 2 springs.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maryland, January 1996.
- Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,627 unknown out of 1,685 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Lavale Sanitary Commission go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 30, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 10, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators issued 1 boil water order to Lavale Sanitary Commission in 1996. The most recent was a boil water order in January 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1996 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Lavale Sanitary Commission draws water from 5 wells and 2 springs. It also buys water from City of Cumberland.
Buys water from
- City of Cumberland Cumberland, MD
Annual water quality report
Lavale Sanitary Commission must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Maryland.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells