Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Campus Hills, MD tap water
14 contaminants were measured in the Campus Hills, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 14
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Campus Hills, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 5 sources.
Source
- WELL 3 NOPERMIT
- WELL 1R HA930410
- WELL 2 HA690622
- WELL 4 HA941154
- + 1 more
Treatment
- WTP
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
12 historically-detected contaminants in Campus Hills, 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: 2013 | 4.16 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2018 | 0.6 pCi/L within below national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '18 |
TTHM worst: 2013 | 0.00708 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '13'14'17 |
SELENIUM worst: 2013 | 0.0032 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '13'16 |
BARIUM worst: 2019 | 0.077 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '13'16'19 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2013 | 0.0026 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '13 |
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.0014 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '13'14 |
DBAA worst: 2013 | 0.00067 mg/L | — | '13'14 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2013 | 0.00161 mg/L | — | '13'16 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2013 | 0.0013 mg/L | — | '13'16 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2013 | 0.00162 mg/L | — | '13'16'19 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2013 | 0.00255 mg/L | — | '13'14'16'19 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.15–0.45 mg/LRangeSystem-wide | 1.3 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | Not detected ug/LMaximumSystem-wide | 15 ug/LMCL | None detected |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined RadiumCombined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. | 0.6 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. | 0.96 mg/LMaximumSystem-wide | 80 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acidHFPO-DA ('GenX chemicals'), a newer-generation PFAS replacement compound. | 10 ng/LReported levelLimit | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acidPerfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 3.8 ng/LReported levelResult | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acidPerfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 10 ng/LReported levelLimit | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorononanoic acidPerfluorononanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 10 ng/LReported levelLimit | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| PFOAPerfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. | 6.1 ng/LReported levelResult | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| PFOSPerfluorooctanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in firefighting foam and coatings. | 4 ng/LReported levelLimit | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Campus Hills, MD's water
+Is Campus Hills, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 14 contaminants measured in Campus Hills, 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 Campus Hills, MD tap water?
14 contaminants were measured in Campus Hills, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning pfas ("forever chemicals"), metals, and disinfection byproducts. 8 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 Campus Hills, 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 Campus Hills, 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.