Metals · 1996
Lead in Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD tap water
Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD's 1996 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.023 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD's 1996 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD compares
1 of the 59 MD systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD tap water?
Yes — Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD's 1996 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.023 mg/L. Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD's 1996 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
1 of the 59 MD systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Cheltenham Youth Facility, MD.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1996 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Bais Yaakov School for Girls, MD water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/md/bais-yaakov-school-for-girls/1996/source.