MD0050005 · Maryland
TOWN OF PRESTON
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 7
- EPA health-based flag
- 1
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 6
Counties listed by EPA · Caroline County, Maryland
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Violations and what followed
Among 7 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 365 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
LSL ReportingViolation 18 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end October 17, 2024 · first reported June 5, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 17, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 37 October 17, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
LSL InventoryViolation 17 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end October 17, 2024 · first reported June 5, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 17, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 37 October 17, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 16 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported May 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 33 December 31, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved 31 April 8, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 32 April 8, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 35 May 11, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 14 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start October 1, 2020 · period end May 9, 2022 · first reported May 18, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 9, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 34 May 9, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 13 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end December 31, 2020 · first reported May 18, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2020
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 24 April 7, 2021 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 25 April 7, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 26 April 12, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved 27 July 7, 2021 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 12 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2020 · period end December 31, 2020 · first reported May 18, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2020
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 24 April 7, 2021 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 25 April 7, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 26 April 12, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved 27 July 7, 2021 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 15 · Fluoride · Inorganic ChemicalsNoncompliance period start January 1, 2019 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported May 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 30 December 31, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved 28 April 8, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 29 April 8, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 36 May 11, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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