Drinking water quality · 2024
What's in Town of Berlin, MD tap water
6 contaminants were measured in the Town of Berlin, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 6
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
4 PFAS compounds detected in Town of Berlin, 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.
PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Below limitPFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)PFHpA
● Detected (no federal limit)Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Town of Berlin, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 3 sources.
Source
- BERLIN 2 WO056184 FRANKLIN AVE
- BERLIN 1 WO680068 POWELLTON AVE
- 3R WO210133
Treatment
- FRANKLIN AVE WTP - WL02
- BRANCH ST WTP - WL03
- POWELLTON AVE WTP- WL01
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.
Inorganic chemicals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NitrateA compound from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and erosion of natural deposits. | 3.6–4.8 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 10 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 0.0046 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0.015 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.19 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 0.4–0.5 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
Disinfection byproducts
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAA5Haloacetic acids — a group of five disinfection byproducts formed when disinfectants react with organic matter. | 3.292–4.7 ug/LReported levelSystem-wide | None set | Within the limit |
| TTHMTotal trihalomethanes — a group of four chemicals (including chloroform) formed when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter. | 3 ug/LReported levelSystem-wide | None set | Within the limit |
People also ask about Town of Berlin, MD's water
+Is Town of Berlin, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 6 contaminants measured in Town of Berlin, 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 Town of Berlin, MD tap water?
6 contaminants were measured in Town of Berlin, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning disinfection byproducts, metals, and disinfectants. 4 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 Town of Berlin, 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 Town of Berlin, 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.