Is HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION's water safe to drink?

HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 286,158 people get their water from it, across 79,084 connections.

HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION's record against the rest of the country

7 total violations and 0 health-based ones put HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION at the 17th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,728 of 12,903.

How HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION compares within MD

HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION's 0 health-based violations sit within the MD average of 3.3, across 93 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION is from 2022-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.

What this data is and is not

HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.