Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Caroline Acres Mhp, MD tap water
6 contaminants were measured in the Caroline Acres Mhp, 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
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Caroline Acres Mhp, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 3 sources.
Source
- CAROLINE ACRES CO811246
- CAROLINE ACRES 1 CO700065
- CAROLINE ACRES 3 CO920135
Treatment
- WTP - WELL 2
- WTP - WELLS 1 & 3
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
1 contaminant historically over EPA limits in Caroline Acres Mhp, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
GROSS BETA worst: 2017 | 7.7 mrem/yr 1.9× | 4 mrem/yr | '12'17'18 |
ARSENIC worst: 2012 | 0.0073 mg/L within near national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '12'13'16 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2012 | 2.77 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '12'15'18 |
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.0116 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '14'17 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.0151 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '14'17 |
GROSS ALPHA worst: 2018 | 2.2 pCi/L within | 15 pCi/L | '18 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2018 | 0.003 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '18 |
DCAA worst: 2014 | 0.00587 mg/L | — | '14 |
TCAA worst: 2014 | 0.00572 mg/L | — | '14 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2014 | 0.00267 mg/L | — | '14 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2014 | 0.0124 mg/L | — | '14 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium, TotalTotal chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 2–5.7 ug/LRangeSystem-wide | 100 ug/LMCL | Within the limit |
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.0133 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. | 0 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 15 ug/LAction level | Within the limit |
People also ask about Caroline Acres Mhp, MD's water
+Is Caroline Acres Mhp, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 6 contaminants measured in Caroline Acres Mhp, 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 Caroline Acres Mhp, MD tap water?
6 contaminants were measured in Caroline Acres Mhp, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic chemicals. 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 Caroline Acres Mhp, 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 Caroline Acres Mhp, 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.