Public water system record
Town of Emmitsburg
Serves Emmitsburg, Frederick County, MD · 2,921 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Emmitsburg 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
- 6
Key facts
- Town of Emmitsburg draws water from 5 wells and 1 reservoir.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maryland, September 2000.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 496 unknown out of 514 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Emmitsburg go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2001, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Town of Emmitsburg between 1990 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2000 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 19, 1998 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 10, 1990 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Emmitsburg draws water from 5 wells and 1 reservoir.
Annual water quality report
Town of Emmitsburg 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