Public water system record
Town of Secretary
Serves Secretary, Dorchester County, MD · 535 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Secretary 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
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Secretary draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Maryland, June 2009.
- Record on file since 1990, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 180 unknown out of 180 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Town of Secretary go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01711 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01655 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01375 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0162 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01631 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01566 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0156 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01545 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0154 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0176 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0153 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 23, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Secretary in 2009. The most recent was an administrative penalty in June 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2009 | Maryland | Administrative penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Town of Secretary draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Secretary 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