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Town of Friendsville

Serves Friendsville, Garrett County, MD · 622 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Friendsville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • MD0110004
  • OAKLAND
  • MD
  • 622 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 21550
EPA system ID MD0110004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Town of Friendsville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 65 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 374 unknown out of 374 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 65 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Town of Friendsville go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began October 2006, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Friendsville draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Town of Friendsville 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

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