Metals · 2024
Copper in Crofton Odenton, MD tap water
Crofton Odenton, MD's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile Rose Haven Zone | 0.187 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile Crofton/Odenton Zone | 0.02 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile Glen Burnie Zone | 0.025 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile Crownsville Zone | 0.38 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile Broad Creek Zone | 0.03 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile Herald Harbor Zone | 0.03 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile Gibson Island Zone | 0.02 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
90th percentile Central Zone | 0.025 mg/L | 1.3 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Crofton Odenton, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Copper
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.
Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
How Crofton Odenton, MD compares
5 of the 392 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Copper:
People also ask
+Is there Copper in Crofton Odenton, MD tap water?
Yes — Crofton Odenton, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 0.38 mg/L. Crofton Odenton, MD's 2024 Copper measurement is below the federal limit of 1.3 mg/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Copper is 1.3 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Copper?
A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.
+Which other U.S. cities have Copper over the federal limit?
5 of the 392 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Town of Denton, MD, Oxnard, CA, High Point, NC.
+Where does this Copper measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Crofton Odenton, MD water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/md/crofton-odenton/2024/source.