Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in City of Crisfield, MD tap water
6 contaminants were measured in the City of Crisfield, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 6
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- MD
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
City of Crisfield, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 5 sources.
Source
- BROADWAY 6 SO720054
- JACKSONVILLE 8 SO810413
- JANES ISLAND 7 SO710064
- JERSEY 3 NOPERMIT
- + 1 more
Treatment
- BROADWAY WTP - WELL 6
- JACKSONVILLE/MD WTP WELLS8 & 5
- JANES ISLAND PARK WTP - WELL 7
- + 1 more
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
1 contaminant historically over EPA limits in City of Crisfield, 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: 2017 | 8.1 mrem/yr 2.0× | 4 mrem/yr | '16'17 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2013 | 3.35 mg/L 84% | 4 mg/L | '12'13'14'16'19 |
GROSS ALPHA worst: 2017 | 11.4 pCi/L within | 15 pCi/L | '17 |
NITRATE worst: 2014 | 1.2 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '14'16 |
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.00227 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '14 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.001 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '14'18 |
DBAA worst: 2014 | 0.00112 mg/L | — | '14 |
DCAA worst: 2014 | 0.00115 mg/L | — | '14 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2016 | 0.00158 mg/L | — | '16 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2016 | 0.00176 mg/L | — | '16 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2014 | 0.001 mg/L | — | '14'16 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2016 | 0.00245 mg/L | — | '16 |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 0.5 mg/LRunning annual avgSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMRDL | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 1 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 15 ug/LAction level | Within the limit |
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | Not detected mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LAction level | Within the limit |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined RadiumCombined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. | 0.8 pCi/LMaximumSystem-wide | 0 pCi/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about City of Crisfield, MD's water
+Is City of Crisfield, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 6 contaminants measured in City of Crisfield, 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 City of Crisfield, MD tap water?
6 contaminants were measured in City of Crisfield, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, radionuclides, and disinfectants. 6 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 City of Crisfield, 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 City of Crisfield, 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.