HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION
PWSID: MD0130002 · Columbia, MD · Serves 286,158 people
HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION has no recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database.
HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION (PWSID MD0130002) is a cws water system drawing from a surface water source, regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It serves approximately 286,158 people in Columbia, MD, and is subject to primacy enforcement by the Maryland drinking-water program.
The system's federal compliance record contains 0 total violations, with 0 classified as health-based (MCL exceedances or treatment-technique failures). No contaminant-specific citations appear in the SDWIS record.
A historical violation does not necessarily describe current water quality, systems must notify customers and remediate, and monitoring-type violations often reflect reporting lapses rather than contamination. The most authoritative real-time source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Maryland state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- MD0130002
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Columbia, MD
- Population Served
- 286,158
- Health Violations
- None
No Violations on Record
HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION has no violations recorded in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System.
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About This Data
Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Violation records may span multiple years.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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