Is ELKTON, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
ELKTON, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,595 people get their water from it, across 1,345 connections.
ELKTON, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ELKTON, TOWN OF ranks 6,738th by violation burden (48th percentile) - 7 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the VA average
VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; ELKTON, TOWN OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
ELKTON, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2011-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2008-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
ELKTON, TOWN OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ELKTON, TOWN OF's record does not cover
This is what ELKTON, TOWN OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for ELKTON, TOWN OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.