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Water system · PWSID MD0060006

TOWN OF MANCHESTER

MANCHESTER, MD · ~4,954 people served

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91
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MD0060006

State

Maryland

City

MANCHESTER

Population served

4,954

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 9 points — the score moved from 100 to 91 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 91

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Jul 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.1 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

PFBA

5.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

34

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

37

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Oct 2014. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2014 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Oct 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Oct 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0600 began Apr 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Apr 2004 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Nitrate health-based began Jan 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2984 began Oct 1998 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2983 began Oct 1998 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2980 began Oct 1998 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2991 began Oct 1998 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2990 began Oct 1998 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Oct 2014
  • State action · SOX Jun 2014
  • State action · SIA Mar 2014
  • State action · SOX Feb 2011
  • State action · SIE Jan 2011
  • State action · SIA Jan 2011
  • State action · SOX Feb 2010
  • State action · SIE Jan 2010

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MD0060006 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.