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Community Water System · PWS MD0010031

Reckley Spring Community Water

East Greenville, Maryland 18041-2109 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 78 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

78
People served
555
EPA violations
26
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 555 drinking-water violations at Reckley Spring Community Water, 5% of them health-based - above the Maryland per-system average.

555
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
78
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Reckley Spring Community Water

Reckley Spring Community Water is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 78 residents in East Greenville, Maryland (Allegany County) through 32 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 555 total violations for this system , of which 26 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 491 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 330 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Maryland, EPA tracks 3,215 public water systems serving 6,070,211 people, with 60,496 cumulative violations and 18,132 health-based violations on record. About 80% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 18.8 violations. Statewide, 50 of 83 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.2%).

Reckley Spring Community Water's 555 violations sit above the Maryland average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
78
Total Violations
555
Health-Based Violations
26
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
32
County
Allegany
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
26
Monitoring Violations
491
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 330 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 89 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 37 2025
Nitrate MR 28 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 26 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 22 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2013
TTHM MR 3 2013
E. COLI MR 1 2010

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Reckley Spring Community Water.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MD0010031 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Maryland Drinking Water Authority

Maryland's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find MD regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 37 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 5000
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 22 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 7000
2021 Nitrate MR 28 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 1040
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 89 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 8000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 330 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 3100
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 2456
2013 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 2950
2010 E. COLI MR 1 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 3014
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 26 SDWIS / MD0010031 / 3100

How Reckley Spring Community Water Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Reckley Spring Community Water Maryland avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 555 18.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 26 5.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 78 1,888 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,215 regulated public water systems in Maryland.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Reckley Spring Community Water water safe to drink? ▼
Reckley Spring Community Water (PWS ID: MD0010031) has 555 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 78 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Reckley Spring Community Water serve? ▼
Reckley Spring Community Water serves 78 people in East Greenville, Maryland. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 32 service connections.
What type of violations does Reckley Spring Community Water have? ▼
Reckley Spring Community Water has 555 total violations: 26 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 491 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Reckley Spring Community Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Reckley Spring Community Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Reckley Spring Community Water use? ▼
Reckley Spring Community Water uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.