# Bayside Village, MD — Drinking Water Quality (2024)

> Contaminant levels for the Bayside Village, MD public water system from its 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, compared to federal limits.

- Page: https://www.thewatermap.com/water/md/bayside-village/2024
- JSON API: https://www.thewatermap.com/api/water/md/bayside-village/2024
- Source: the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
- Verification: transcribed by a model, cross-checked by a second model, approved before publishing
- Reporting year: 2024
- Contaminants measured: 2
- Contaminants with a federal limit: 2
- Contaminants at or above the federal limit: 0
- Part of The Water Map — https://www.thewatermap.com

## Contaminants measured

| Contaminant | Category | Measured level | Sampling context | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride | Inorganic chemicals | 0.1 mg/L (Minimum) | System-wide | 4 mg/L (MCLG) | Within the limit |
| Barium | Metals | 0.0419 mg/L (Minimum) | System-wide | 2 mg/L (MCLG) | Within the limit |

## What these contaminants are

- **Fluoride** — A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.
- **Barium** — A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.

## How to read this

- A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
- 'Federal limit' is the EPA standard (MCL, action level, treatment technique, etc.) that the measured level is compared against.
- 'At or above the federal limit' means the utility's own reported figure met or exceeded that standard.

_Figures are the utility's own published numbers. Generated 2026-05-25 from thewatermap.com._