MD0070029 · Maryland
TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 4
- EPA health-based flag
- 1
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 3
Counties listed by EPA · Cecil County, Maryland
Find the utility’s annual water quality report. For current advisories, check the utility or local drinking-water authority.
Violations and what followed
Among 4 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 22 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
LSL ReportingViolation 20 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end October 18, 2024 · first reported June 5, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 18, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 34 October 18, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
LSL InventoryViolation 19 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end October 18, 2024 · first reported June 5, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 18, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 34 October 18, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Lead Consumer NoticeViolation 18 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2024 · period end February 13, 2024 · first reported May 17, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field February 13, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 33 February 13, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, RegularViolation 15 · 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 28 April 8, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 29 April 8, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 30 June 23, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved 31 July 14, 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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