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Freedom District

Serves Eldersburg and Sykesville, Carroll County, MD · 24,867 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Freedom District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • MD0060002
  • WESTMINSTER
  • MD
  • 24,867 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 21157
EPA system ID MD0060002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Freedom District draws water from 1 well and 1 reservoir.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 71 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,484 unknown out of 1,484 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 71 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 67 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Freedom District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 10
October 19, 2016 to 2019 6 5
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2015, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Freedom District draws water from 1 well and 1 reservoir. It also buys water from Springfield Hospital Distribution. 1 other community water system buys water from Freedom District.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Freedom District 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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