Drinking water quality · 2006
· Verified
What's in City of Baltimore, MD tap water
1 contaminants were measured in the City of Baltimore, MD water system's 2006 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2006
- Contaminants measured
- 1
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound detected in City of Baltimore, MD
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
City of Baltimore, MD's drinking water comes from surface water, drawn from 3 sources.
Source
- LIBERTY RESERVOIR
- LOCH RAVEN
- SUSQUEHANNA
Treatment
- ASHBURTON FILTER PLANT
- MONTEBELLO FILTER PLANT 1 + 2
Distribution
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based4 violations on record · most recent Sep 2022resolved
- Treatment technique violationHealth-based2 violations on record · most recent Apr 2009resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.011 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about City of Baltimore, MD's water
+Is City of Baltimore, MD tap water safe to drink in 2006?
Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in City of Baltimore, MD's 2006 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in City of Baltimore, MD tap water?
1 contaminants were measured in City of Baltimore, MD's 2006 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from City of Baltimore, MD's 2006 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is City of Baltimore, MD's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2006 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.