# Beaver Run Mhp, MD — Drinking Water Quality (2024)

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

- Page: https://www.thewatermap.com/water/md/beaver-run-mhp/2024
- JSON API: https://www.thewatermap.com/api/water/md/beaver-run-mhp/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: 11
- Contaminants with a federal limit: 11
- Contaminants at or above the federal limit: 1
- Part of The Water Map — https://www.thewatermap.com

## Contaminants measured

| Contaminant | Category | Measured level | Sampling context | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | Disinfectants | 0.7 mg/L (Running annual avg) | System-wide | 4 mg/L (MRDL) | Within the limit |
| Dibromochloromethane | Disinfection byproducts | 0.0045–0.01242 mg/L (Range) | System-wide | 0.1 mg/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Fluoride | Inorganic chemicals | 1.4 mg/L (Highest single sample) | System-wide | 4 mg/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Nitrate | Inorganic chemicals | 0.5 mg/L (Range) | System-wide | 10 mg/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Arsenic | Metals | 0–10.6 ug/L (Range) | System-wide | 10 ug/L (MCL) | At or above the limit |
| Barium | Metals | 0.002 mg/L (Highest single sample) | System-wide | 2 mg/L (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Copper | Metals | 0.06 mg/L (90th percentile) | 90th Percentile: 90% of your water utility levels were less than | 1.3 mg/L (Action level) | Within the limit |
| Lead | Metals | 1.6 ug/L (90th percentile) | 90th Percentile: 90% of your water utility levels were less than | 15 ug/L (Action level) | Within the limit |
| Combined Radium | Radionuclides | 0.5 (Highest single sample) | System-wide | 5 (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Gross Alpha | Radionuclides | 8.8 (Highest single sample) | System-wide | 15 (MCL) | Within the limit |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | Radionuclides | 12 (Highest single sample) | System-wide | 50 (MCL) | Within the limit |

## What these contaminants are

- **Chlorine** — A disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. Effective and necessary, but high residual levels can cause taste and odor issues; the EPA caps the residual disinfectant level.
- **Dibromochloromethane** — A trihalomethane disinfection byproduct. Part of regulated total trihalomethanes; long-term exposure is linked to nervous-system, liver, and kidney effects.
- **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.
- **Nitrate** — A compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. Levels above the federal limit can cause 'blue baby syndrome,' a serious oxygen-transport condition in infants.
- **Arsenic** — A naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. A known human carcinogen; long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder, and lung cancer.
- **Barium** — A metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can raise blood pressure.
- **Copper** — A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
- **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.
- **Combined Radium** — Combined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases the risk of bone cancer.
- **Gross Alpha** — Gross alpha particle activity — a combined measure of alpha-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases cancer risk.
- **Gross Beta Particle Activity** — Gross beta particle activity — a combined measure of beta-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal screening level increases cancer risk.

## 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._