Public water system record
Town of Thurmont
Serves Thurmont, Frederick County, MD · 6,200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Thurmont 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 Thurmont draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Maryland, February 1998.
- Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 797 unknown out of 808 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 1995
EPA's records for Town of Thurmont go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 18 |
| 2000s | 1 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began November 2008, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 30, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 26.65 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (5.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Thurmont in 1998. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1998 | Maryland | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Thurmont draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Thurmont 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