Drinking water quality · 2024
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What's in Chestertown, MD tap water
14 contaminants were measured in the Chestertown, 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
Chestertown, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 8 sources.
Source
- CHESTERTOWN 1 KE731097
- CHESTERTOWN 2R (NEW WELL 2) KE920249
- CHESTERTOWN 3 KE000894
- CHESTERTOWN 5 KE044404
- + 4 more
Treatment
- CHESTERTOWN WTP
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
1 contaminant historically over EPA limits in Chestertown, 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: 2018 | 5.4 mrem/yr 1.4× | 4 mrem/yr | '18 |
PCE worst: 2013 | 0.0049 mg/L 98% | 0.005 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2018 | 2.7 pCi/L within near national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '18 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.0388 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
GROSS ALPHA worst: 2018 | 5.8 pCi/L within | 15 pCi/L | '18 |
NITRATE worst: 2013 | 2.31 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'16'17'18'19 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2014 | 0.73 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '13'14'17 |
NITRATE NITRITE worst: 2017 | 1.49 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '17 |
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.00456 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '13'14'15'18'19 |
BARIUM worst: 2014 | 0.14 mg/L within near national p90 | 2 mg/L | '14'17 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2017 | 0.0037 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '17 |
DBAA worst: 2013 | 0.00073 mg/L | — | '13'14'15 |
DCAA worst: 2014 | 0.00212 mg/L | — | '14'15 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2013 | 0.00161 mg/L | — | '13'14'15'16'18'19 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2013 | 0.00275 mg/L | — | '13'14'15'16 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.0008 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2013 | 0.00303 mg/L | — | '13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 0.7 mg/LMaximumSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.16 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| Chromium, TotalTotal chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 4.9 ug/LMaximumSystem-wide | 100 ug/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| NickelA metal from natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 0.0013 mg/LMinimumSystem-wide | 0.1 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 1.2 ug/LReported levelSystem-wide | 0 ug/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined RadiumCombined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. | 2.4 pCi/LReported levelSystem-wide | 0 pCi/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Chestertown, MD's water
+Is Chestertown, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 14 contaminants measured in Chestertown, 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 Chestertown, MD tap water?
14 contaminants were measured in Chestertown, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and radionuclides. 14 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 Chestertown, 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 Chestertown, 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.