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Town of St. Michaels

Serves Trappe, Talbot County, MD · 2,650 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of St. Michaels in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.

  • MD0200006
  • ST MICHAELS
  • MD
  • 2,650 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 21663
EPA system ID MD0200006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Town of St. Michaels draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2010.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,115 unknown out of 1,115 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
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.017 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of St. Michaels go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 21
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 3 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2012, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0128 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0257 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02353 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.020813 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011525 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of St. Michaels in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 4, 2010 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

What the violations mean

Arsenic

3 incidents

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

Town of St. Michaels draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of St. Michaels 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

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