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Town of Smithsburg Distribution System

Serves Smithsburg, Washington County, MD · 2,500 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Smithsburg Distribution System in the last ten years.

  • MD0210018
  • SMITHSBURG
  • MD
  • 2,500 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 21783
EPA system ID MD0210018

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Town of Smithsburg Distribution System buys its water from City of Hagerstown.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 1998.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,144 unknown out of 1,151 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Smithsburg Distribution System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Smithsburg Distribution System in 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 24, 1998 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 18 violations (18 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Town of Smithsburg Distribution System buys its water from City of Hagerstown. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Town of Smithsburg Distribution System 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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