Public water system record
Howard County D.P.W. Distribution
Serves Columbia, Ellicott City, Ilchester and 5 more places, Howard County, MD · 286,158 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Howard County D.P.W. Distribution 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
- 3
Key facts
- Howard County D.P.W. Distribution buys its water from City of Baltimore and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 16,800 unknown out of 16,801 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Howard County D.P.W. Distribution go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Howard County D.P.W. Distribution buys its water from City of Baltimore and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Howard County D.P.W. Distribution.
Buys water from
- City of Baltimore Baltimore, MD
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Laurel, MD
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lutheran Village at Miller's Grant Ellicott City, MD
Annual water quality report
Howard County D.P.W. Distribution 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