Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
· PWSID MD0160003
What's in Cheltenham Youth Facility, MD tap water
Only 5 of 27 core regulated contaminants were reported for Cheltenham Youth Facility, MD. What was measured is not clean — but most of the picture is missing.
- !6 contaminants at or above a federal limit — worst is Lead at 1.3x
- !5 of 27 core regulated contaminants reported — 22 never appear in this report
- ✓No open federal violations
+How this score is calculated
Every system starts at 100. Points come off for measured levels, for the federal violation record, and for how much of the core regulated set the utility actually reported. All three inputs are the utility's own published numbers and EPA's own records.
- −60 contaminants at or above a federal limit
- −0 contaminants within 20% of a limit
- −0 open health-based violations
- −0 open monitoring / reporting violations
- −2 health-based violations resolved in the last 5 years
- −22 core regulated contaminants never reported (5/27)
A 90–100 · B 80–89 · C 70–79 · D 60–69 · F below 60. A system reporting under a third of the core set is capped at C however clean its numbers look — a short report is not a clean bill of health.
Full grading methodology, constant for constant →What to worry about
- Lead1.3× the federal limit0–19 ug/L · limit 15 ug/L
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
Higher than 95% of MD systems that report it · higher than 95% of U.S. systems
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid1.0× the federal limit10 ng/L · limit 10 ng/L
Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid1.0× the federal limit10 ng/L · limit 10 ng/L
Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.
higher than 85% of U.S. systems
- Perfluorononanoic acid1.0× the federal limit10 ng/L · limit 10 ng/L
Regulated by the EPA at 10 parts per trillion and included in the PFAS Hazard Index.
- PFOA1.0× the federal limit4 ng/L · limit 4 ng/L
Linked to cancer, liver damage, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
higher than 40% of U.S. systems
- PFOS1.0× the federal limit4 ng/L · limit 4 ng/L
Linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and immune effects; the EPA set an enforceable limit of 4 parts per trillion.
higher than 50% of U.S. systems
+4 contaminants were measured and came in below the limitShow all
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 5.2–750 ug/L | 1300 ug/L |
| Chlorine | 1.04 mg/L | 4 mg/L |
| Barium | 190 ug/L | 2000 ug/L |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid | Not detected ng/L | — |
What this report doesn't tell you
22 of the 27 contaminants a community water system normally reports do not appear anywhere in Cheltenham Youth Facility, MD's data. Absent is not the same as absent-from-the-water — it means nobody published a number.
+Full detail: PFAS testing, water source, historical monitoring, and the federal violation record
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Cheltenham Youth Facility, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 3 sources.
Source
- BOYS VILLAGE 1 PG024111
- BOYS VILLAGE 2 PG731183
- BOYS VILLAGE 3 PG140098
Treatment
- WTP WELLS 1 & 2
Distribution
Compliance history
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.
- Treatment technique violationHealth-based1 violation on record · most recent Oct 2024resolved
- Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based1 violation on record · most recent Jul 2004resolved
Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗