Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Breton Bay, MD tap water
8 contaminants were measured in the Breton Bay, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 8
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Breton Bay, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 2 sources.
Source
- WELL 1R SM920537
- NEW PATAPSCO WELL - 3 SM951366
Treatment
- WTP 2 - WELLS 1R (STANDBY)+3
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
8 historically-detected contaminants in Breton Bay, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
FLUORIDE worst: 2015 | 0.84 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '12'15'18 |
TTHM worst: 2015 | 0.0137 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '12'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2019 | 0.007 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '14'15'17'18'19 |
BARIUM worst: 2014 | 0.011 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '14 |
DCAA worst: 2014 | 0.0012 mg/L | — | '14'15 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00177 mg/L | — | '12'14'15 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.00247 mg/L | — | '12'14'15'16 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00125 mg/L | — | '12'14'15 |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 1.4 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.0992 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 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 15 ug/LAction level | Within the limit |
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFAS | Not detected ng/LReported levelSystem-wide | None set | None detected |
People also ask about Breton Bay, MD's water
+Is Breton Bay, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 8 contaminants measured in Breton Bay, 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 Breton Bay, MD tap water?
8 contaminants were measured in Breton Bay, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, 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 Breton Bay, 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 Breton Bay, 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.