Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Cedar Cove, MD tap water
9 contaminants were measured in the Cedar Cove, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 9
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Cedar Cove, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 2 sources.
Source
- WELL 1 SM730140
- WELL 2 SM880800
Treatment
- CEDAR COVE WTP - WELL 2
- CEDAR COVE WTP 1 - WELL 1
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
2 contaminants historically over EPA limits in Cedar Cove, 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: 2012 | 6.5 mrem/yr 1.6× | 4 mrem/yr | '12'18 |
ARSENIC worst: 2013 | 0.012 mg/L 1.2× near national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2017 | 0.59 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '14'16'17 |
TTHM worst: 2017 | 0.008 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '12'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2019 | 0.0054 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '14'16'17'18'19 |
DCAA worst: 2014 | 0.0019 mg/L | — | '14 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00158 mg/L | — | '12'14 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2014 | 0.00052 mg/L | — | '14 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.00301 mg/L | — | '12'14 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00105 mg/L | — | '12'14 |
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. | 0.0482 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 |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross AlphaGross alpha particle activity — a combined measure of alpha-emitting radioactive substances. | Not detected pCi/LReported levelSystem-wide | 15 pCi/LMCL | None detected |
People also ask about Cedar Cove, MD's water
+Is Cedar Cove, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 9 contaminants measured in Cedar Cove, 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 Cedar Cove, MD tap water?
9 contaminants were measured in Cedar Cove, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and radionuclides. 9 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 Cedar Cove, 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 Cedar Cove, 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.