North East Tap Water Quality Report
North East's water record shows 5 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 10 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
TOWN OF NORTH EAST
People Served
8,600
Health-based violations since 2020
10
TOWN OF NORTH EAST. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Jan 2024 · TOWN OF NORTH EAST
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is North East Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. North East's water record shows 5 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 10 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file.
TOWN OF NORTH EAST, North East's water system, serves 8,600 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for TOWN OF NORTH EAST is from Jan 2024.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Maryland
North East Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for North East, MD
We read North East, MD’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 5 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 10 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 86 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in North East's water
TOWN OF NORTH EAST
PWSID MD0070016
TOWN OF NORTH EAST reported 0.3 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for North East
North East's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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What North East's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for North East includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for North East, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near North East? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Cecil County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in North East
North East's tap water has an estimated 5.5 grains per gallon (94.0 mg/L, county sampling in Cecil County) — moderately hard on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 5.5 gpg water in North East — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Maryland as a whole, read water softener cost in Maryland — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About North East Tap Water
North East's water record shows 5 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 10 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 10 health-based violations for TOWN OF NORTH EAST that began after its latest compliance result on file (Jul 2022): Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)), 6 violations, the first beginning on July 1, 2023 and the latest on January 1, 2026; Treatment Technique Precursor Removal (CARBON, TOTAL), 2 violations, the first beginning on October 1, 2024 and the latest on January 1, 2025; Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (TTHM), 2 violations, the first beginning on January 1, 2024 and the latest on April 1, 2024. Every such result predates them; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Jan 2024) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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