Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Benjamin Homestead, MD tap water
7 contaminants were measured in the Benjamin Homestead, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 7
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Benjamin Homestead, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 5 sources.
Source
- HOMESTEAD 5 CE942983
- HOMESTEAD 2 CE660444
- HOMESTEAD 4 CE700157
- HOMESTEAD 3 CE730225
- + 1 more
Treatment
- WTP - BENJ 1, 2 & HOME 2, 3, 4
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
4 historically-detected contaminants in Benjamin Homestead, MD
Every U.S. public water system reports compliance-monitoring data to EPA. The Six-Year Review releases the 2012–2019 window as a single dataset — here's what your system reported, year by year. Values shown are the highest detection per analyte per year, compared to the federal MCL.
| Contaminant | Worst detection | EPA limit | Years (2012–2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
NITRATE worst: 2012 | 2.98 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'19 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2016 | 1.2 pCi/L within below national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '16 |
BARIUM worst: 2015 | 0.0326 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '12'15'17 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2014 | 0.0006 mg/L | — | '14 |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross AlphaGross alpha particle activity — a combined measure of alpha-emitting radioactive substances. | 2.8 pCi/LRangeSystem-wide | 15 pCi/LMCL | Within the limit |
| Combined RadiumCombined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. | 0.3 pCi/LMaximumSystem-wide | 5 pCi/LMCL | Within the limit |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 0.64 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMRDL | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.113 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | Not detected mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Benjamin Homestead, MD's water
+Is Benjamin Homestead, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 7 contaminants measured in Benjamin Homestead, MD's 2024 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 Benjamin Homestead, MD tap water?
7 contaminants were measured in Benjamin Homestead, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, radionuclides, and disinfectants. 7 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 Benjamin Homestead, MD's 2024 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 Benjamin Homestead, 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 2024 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.