Public water system record
City of Hagerstown
Serves Hagerstown, Halfway, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills and 6 more places, Washington County, MD · 92,200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Hagerstown 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
- City of Hagerstown draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maryland, September 1996.
- Record on file since 1996, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 17,747 unknown out of 17,747 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for City of Hagerstown go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 22, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators issued 4 boil water orders to City of Hagerstown between 1986 and 1996. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 1996 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 22, 1996 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 20, 1996 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
City of Hagerstown draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 reservoir. 4 other community water systems and 4 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Hagerstown. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Hagerstown.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lakeside Village Hagerstown, MD
- Town of Funkstown Distribution System Funkstown, MD
- Town of Smithsburg Distribution System Smithsburg, MD
- Town of Williamsport Distribution System Williamsport, MD
Annual water quality report
City of Hagerstown 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