Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Charlotte Hall, MD tap water
10 contaminants were measured in the Charlotte Hall, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 10
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Charlotte Hall, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 2 sources.
Source
- CHARLOTTE HALL 2 SM881932
- MCKAY'S PLAZA WELL SM944144
Treatment
- WTP CHARLOTTE HALL #2
- WTP CHARLOTTE HALL 1
- WTP MCKAYS PLAZA
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
1 contaminant historically over EPA limits in Charlotte Hall, 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: 2016 | 15.1 mrem/yr 3.8× | 4 mrem/yr | '16 |
ARSENIC worst: 2012 | 0.006 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '12'14'15 |
HAA5 worst: 2019 | 0.027 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'16'17'18'19 |
TTHM worst: 2019 | 0.0145 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
SELENIUM worst: 2012 | 0.0054 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '12 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2019 | 0.27 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '13'15'16'19 |
BARIUM worst: 2015 | 0.021 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '12'14'15 |
MERCURY worst: 2012 | 0.00002 mg/L within | 0.002 mg/L | '12 |
DCAA worst: 2012 | 0.00223 mg/L | — | '12'13'14 |
TCAA worst: 2012 | 0.0007 mg/L | — | '12'13 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00311 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'17 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.00806 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'17 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00124 mg/L | — | '12'13'14 |
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. | 0.187 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 |
VOCs & pesticides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethylbenzene | Not detected ug/LReported levelSystem-wide | 700 ug/LMCL | None detected |
| XylenesA group of industrial solvents found in gasoline and paint. | Not detected mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 10 mg/LMCL | None detected |
People also ask about Charlotte Hall, MD's water
+Is Charlotte Hall, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 10 contaminants measured in Charlotte Hall, 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 Charlotte Hall, MD tap water?
10 contaminants were measured in Charlotte Hall, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and vocs & pesticides. 10 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 Charlotte Hall, 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 Charlotte Hall, 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.