Metals · 2024
Lead in Banks O Dee, MD tap water
Banks O Dee, MD's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0 mg/L (MCLG).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Range of Tap Samplin g | 0.005–0.005 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Banks O Dee, MD's 2024 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 Banks O Dee, 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 Banks O Dee, MD tap water?
Yes — Banks O Dee, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0 mg/L. Banks O Dee, MD's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0 mg/L (MCLG).
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Lead is 0 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Banks O Dee, 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/banks-o-dee/2024/source.