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PWS ID	MD0060002
PWS Name	FREEDOM DISTRICT
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Surface water
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	No
Population Served	24867
County Served	Carroll

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
RPT	Notification, Known or Potential LSL	Lead and Copper Rule Revisions	LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	32	Returned to Compliance	02-JUL-2025	-	No
MR	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Surface Water Treatment Rule	29	Returned to Compliance	01-DEC-2022	31-DEC-2022	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	26	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2019	31-MAR-2019	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2019	31-MAR-2019	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	24	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2018	31-DEC-2018	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2018	31-DEC-2018	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	21	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2018	30-SEP-2018	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	22	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2018	30-SEP-2018	Yes
MR	Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	E. COLI	20	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2018	31-JUL-2018	No
MR	Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	E. COLI	19	Returned to Compliance	01-JUN-2018	30-JUN-2018	No
MR	Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	E. COLI	18	Returned to Compliance	01-MAY-2018	31-MAY-2018	No
MR	Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	E. COLI	17	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2018	30-APR-2018	No
MR	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	15	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2017	-	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	14	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2015	31-DEC-2015	Yes
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Antimony, Total	9	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Beryllium, Total	10	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Thallium, Total	11	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Barium	4	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Chromium	6	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Selenium	12	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate Rule	Nitrate	13	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2011	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Nickel	8	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Mercury	7	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Cadmium	5	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2011	31-DEC-2013	No
MR	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	3	Returned to Compliance	01-MAY-2009	31-MAY-2009	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate Rule	Nitrate	1	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2009	30-JUN-2009	No
MR	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	2	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2009	30-APR-2009	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate Rule	Nitrate	93V0001	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-1993	30-JUN-1993	No

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
51	32	SOX	State Compliance achieved	06-NOV-2025	State	Initial LSL Inventory submitted to MDE on 10/03/2024 (due 10/16/2024); SL Material Notification sent to water customers late (due 11/15/2024); Certification of Notification of SL Material and copy of Notice(s) submitted to MDE on 11/06/2025 (due 07/01/2025).
50	29	SIF	State Public Notification received	19-JUN-2023	State	-
40	21	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-JUN-2019	State	-
40	22	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-JUN-2019	State	-
40	23	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-JUN-2019	State	-
40	26	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-JUN-2019	State	-
40	25	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-JUN-2019	State	-
40	24	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-JUN-2019	State	-
37	20	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-MAY-2019	State	-
36	19	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-MAY-2019	State	-
34	17	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-MAY-2019	State	-
35	18	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-MAY-2019	State	-
19	15	SOX	State Compliance achieved	19-OCT-2017	State	Late Report - RT 2017 rec'd 10/19/18
17	14	SOX	State Compliance achieved	14-MAR-2016	State	-
3	8	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	9	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	10	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	11	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	12	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	4	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	5	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	6	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
3	7	SOX	State Compliance achieved	03-MAR-2014	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1460906; REC'D PUBLIC NOTICE
1	13	SOX	State Compliance achieved	05-APR-2012	State	ENFORCEMENTID :1254809; RCV. NITRATE RESULT COLLECTED 3/5/12
14	1	SOX	State Compliance achieved	04-AUG-2009	State	ENFORCEMENTID :0945084; SAMPLRE RESULTS SUBMITTED LATE.
13	3	SOX	State Compliance achieved	25-JUN-2009	State	ENFORCEMENTID :0944613; LATE REPORT
12	2	SOX	State Compliance achieved	18-MAY-2009	State	ENFORCEMENTID :0944247; LATE REPORT
93E0001	93V0001	SOX	State Compliance achieved	16-SEP-1993	State	-

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
INTERCONNECTION W/ SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL	29536	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Permanent	Active
WELL RC-1 (WELL #4) CL942210	539	Yes	Well	Ground water	Permanent	Inactive
WELL TW22B (WELL #2) CL941555	537	Yes	Well	Ground water	Permanent	Active
LIBERTY RESERVOIR	15425	Yes	Reservoir	Surface water	Permanent	Active
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	15617	No	Common Headers	-	-	Active
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	8440	No	Distribution System/Zone	-	-	Active
STORAGE TANK	18729	No	Storage	-	-	Active
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
FAIRHAVEN WTP (WELL 22B)	25794	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
WTP 4 RAINCLIFF WELL (WELL 4)	25796	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active

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Treatment Processes

Facility Name	Facility ID	Treatment Process	Treatment Objective
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Hypochlorination, Post	Disinfection
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Hypochlorination, Pre	Disinfection
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Inhibitor, Orthophosphate	Corrosion control
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	pH Adjustment, Post	Corrosion control
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Coagulation	Particulate removal
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Filtration, Diatomaceous Earth	Particulate removal
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Filtration, Ultrafiltration	Particulate removal
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Sedimentation	Particulate removal
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	pH Adjustment, Pre	Particulate removal
FILTER PLANT-LIBERTY RESERVOIR	25793	Fluoridation	Other
FAIRHAVEN WTP (WELL 22B)	25794	Hypochlorination, Post	Disinfection
FAIRHAVEN WTP (WELL 22B)	25794	Innovative	Other
FAIRHAVEN WTP (WELL 22B)	25794	Fluoridation	Other
WTP 4 RAINCLIFF WELL (WELL 4)	25796	Hypochlorination, Post	Disinfection
WTP 4 RAINCLIFF WELL (WELL 4)	25796	pH Adjustment	Corrosion control
WTP 4 RAINCLIFF WELL (WELL 4)	25796	Filtration, Greensand	Manganese removal
WTP 4 RAINCLIFF WELL (WELL 4)	25796	Activated Carbon, Granular	Organics removal

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