Sun Meadow Estates

Monitoring Violation: 2 violations, Nov 2023 to Apr 2026. The system did not complete required monitoring. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

Reporting Violation: 1 violation, Feb 2025 to Apr 2025. The system did not report required information on time.

What the rule requires: The 2013 RTCR (effective 2016) replaced the original TCR. It triggers automatic E. coli testing whenever total coliform is found. A single E. coli-positive sample is an acute MCL violation. It also requires systems exceeding 5% total coliform-positive samples to conduct a formal assessment and correct any deficiencies, helping prevent contamination before it escalates.

Monitoring and Reporting: 3 violations, Oct 2023 to Apr 2026. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

Contaminant on the record: Chlorine (MRDL).

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, health-based: 4 violations, Jul 2023 to Jun 2025. A sample exceeded the maximum contaminant level EPA allows in drinking water.

Monitoring and Reporting: 7 violations, Jul 2023 to Mar 2026. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

Contaminants on the record: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes).

Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), health effects: Dichloroacetic acid is a probable human carcinogen (Group B2). Long-term exposure to trichloroacetic acid may also increase cancer risk. Animal studies show liver, kidney, and reproductive effects at high doses. Limit: 0.060 mg/L (60 ppb) locational running annual average (LRAA)

TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes), health effects: Long-term exposure is associated with increased bladder cancer risk. Some studies link high TTHM exposure to adverse reproductive outcomes. Bromodichloromethane is classified as a possible human carcinogen. Limit: 0.080 mg/L (80 ppb) locational running annual average (LRAA)

Monitoring and Reporting: 21 violations, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

Contaminants on the record: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride), o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl Chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon Tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene (TCE), 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), Chlorobenzene, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene.

Monitoring and Reporting: 1 violation, Jan 2023 to Sep 2024. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

What the rule requires: Nitrate (NO₃) is the most common chemical contaminant in US groundwater, entering from fertilizers, septic systems, and animal waste. It is odorless and tasteless — the only way to know if it's present is to test.

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, health-based: 3 violations, Oct 2023 to Feb 2025. A sample exceeded the maximum contaminant level EPA allows in drinking water.

Monitoring and Reporting: 8 violations, Jul 2023 to Feb 2026. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

Contaminants on the record: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium.

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded. Limit: 15 pCi/L (excluding radon and uranium)

Combined Uranium, health effects: Uranium poses both radiological and chemical health risks. Chronic exposure is primarily associated with kidney damage due to its chemical toxicity as a heavy metal. The radiological risk — increased cancer probability — is also present but secondary to the nephrotoxic concern at drinking water concentrations. There is no safe threshold for radiation exposure. Limit: 0.030 mg/L (30 µg/L)

Monitoring and Reporting: 4 violations, Oct 2024 to Mar 2026. The system did not complete required monitoring, or did not report the results on time. This does not show that a contaminant was found.

What the rule requires: The 1991 LCR uses action levels rather than MCLs: if the 90th percentile of high-risk tap samples exceeds 15 ppb lead or 1.3 mg/L copper, the system must take escalating corrective actions. Violations typically indicate failure to maintain adequate corrosion control — the treatment that keeps lead from leaching out of pipes, solder, and fixtures.

Other Violation: 1 violation, May 2025 to Oct 2025. A requirement other than monitoring, reporting, or a contaminant limit, such as public notice or the annual water quality report.

Contaminant on the record: Public Notification Rule.