What's in TOWN OF EMMITSBURG's water?
TOWN OF EMMITSBURG has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,921 people get their water from it, across 1,209 connections.
How this compares nationally
23 total violations and 5 health-based ones put TOWN OF EMMITSBURG at the 72th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,564 of 12,903.
Against the MD average
TOWN OF EMMITSBURG's 5 health-based violations sit above the MD average of 3.3, across 93 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
TOWN OF EMMITSBURG's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2001-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
TOWN OF EMMITSBURG'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What TOWN OF EMMITSBURG's record does not cover
This is what TOWN OF EMMITSBURG 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 23 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.