Drinking water quality · 2024
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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 limitbelow national p90 (12.049999999999997 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (15.95999999999999 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (12.190000000000003 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHpA
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (9.309999999999999 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
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
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
11 historically-detected contaminants in Town of Berlin, 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: 2019 | 5.63 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2019 | 0.0264 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '12'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
GROSS ALPHA worst: 2014 | 3.6 pCi/L within | 15 pCi/L | '14 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2014 | 1 pCi/L within below national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '14 |
TTHM worst: 2018 | 0.0137 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '12'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2015 | 0.0021 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '15'18 |
DBAA worst: 2012 | 0.0016 mg/L | — | '12'14 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0013 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0033 mg/L | — | '12'14'15'16'18 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0006 mg/L | — | '12'14'15'16 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0031 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'18 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.19 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 4.6 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0 ug/LMCLG | Detected — no federal 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 |
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. 6 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.