Public water system record
City of Frederick
Serves Frederick, Frederick County, MD · 54,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Frederick 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
- City of Frederick draws water from 1 well, 2 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 2008, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 20 lead and 5,804 unknown out of 5,959 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 2008
EPA's records for City of Frederick go back to 2008. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Frederick draws water from 1 well, 2 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from New Design - Frederick County. 4 other community water systems buy water from City of Frederick.
Buys water from
- New Design - Frederick County Frederick, MD
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cloverhill 3 - Consecutive to MD0100015 Frederick, MD
- Fort Detrick Frederick, MD
- Tranquility at Fredericktowne Frederick, MD
- Waterside Frederick, MD
Annual water quality report
City of Frederick 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
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