Public water system record
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Serves Clinton, Potomac, Germantown and 129 more places, Montgomery County and Prince George's County, MD · 1,900,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission 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
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 57,121 unknown out of 58,406 service lines.
Check whether Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission serves your address
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 1992
EPA's records for Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir. 4 other community water systems and 8 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Fairland Crossing Apartments Silver Spring, MD
- Howard County D.P.W. Distribution Columbia, MD
- Waldorf - Charles County DPW La Plata, MD
- Whitley Park Condominiums
Annual water quality report
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission 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