Public water system record
Ewell Waterworks Cooperative
Serves Smith Island, Somerset County, MD · 75 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for Ewell Waterworks Cooperative in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 23
Key facts
- Ewell Waterworks Cooperative draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2000.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Ewell Waterworks Cooperative go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 157 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 41 |
| 2000s | 0 | 59 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 57 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began April 1998, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Ewell Waterworks Cooperative and issued 1 boil water order between 1998 and 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 6, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 17, 1998 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Ewell Waterworks Cooperative draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Ewell Waterworks Cooperative 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Ewell Waterworks Cooperative for a copy.
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.
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