Public water system record
Town of Manchester
Serves Manchester, Carroll County, MD · 4,954 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Manchester 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
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Manchester draws water from 17 wells and 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 168 unknown out of 186 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Town of Manchester go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 52 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 46 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2003, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.8 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 8, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Manchester between 1996 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Apr 16, 1996 | Maryland | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Manchester draws water from 17 wells and 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Town of Manchester 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