Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Claiborne, MD tap water
8 contaminants were measured in the Claiborne, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 8
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Claiborne, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 1 source.
Source
- CLAIBORNE NEW WELL TA810470
Treatment
- WTP - NEW WELL
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
2 contaminants historically over EPA limits in Claiborne, 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 | 11.5 mrem/yr 2.9× | 4 mrem/yr | '16 |
ARSENIC worst: 2016 | 0.0141 mg/L 1.4× above national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.0058 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '14'16'17 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2013 | 0.2 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '13'16'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.0022 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '14 |
DCAA worst: 2014 | 0.0022 mg/L | — | '14 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2014 | 0.002 mg/L | — | '14 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2014 | 0.0029 mg/L | — | '14'16 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2014 | 0.0009000000000000001 mg/L | — | '14 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.2 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. | 7.2–7.2 ug/LReported levelSystem-wide | 100 ug/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| BariumA metal from erosion of natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 0.0063–0.0063 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 2 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 1 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0 ug/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 0.4–0.4 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
People also ask about Claiborne, MD's water
+Is Claiborne, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 8 contaminants measured in Claiborne, 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 Claiborne, MD tap water?
8 contaminants were measured in Claiborne, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfectants, and disinfection byproducts. 8 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 Claiborne, 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 Claiborne, 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.