Microbial · 2024
Total Coliform in Eastern Region Allegany Distrib System, MD tap water
Eastern Region Allegany Distrib System, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Total Coliform and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0 | 0 MCLG |
Range System-wide | 0 | 0 MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 0 | 0 MCLG |
Reported level System-wide | 0 | 0 MCLG |
Verbatim from Eastern Region Allegany Distrib System, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Total Coliform
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation.
Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
How Eastern Region Allegany Distrib System, MD compares
1 of the 178 systems measuring Total Coliform on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Total Coliform:
People also ask
+Is there Total Coliform in Eastern Region Allegany Distrib System, MD tap water?
Eastern Region Allegany Distrib System, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Total Coliform and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Total Coliform in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Total Coliform is 0 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Total Coliform?
A group of bacteria used as an indicator of overall water-system sanitation. Coliforms themselves are usually harmless, but their presence signals that disease-causing organisms could enter the system.
+Which other U.S. cities have Total Coliform over the federal limit?
1 of the 178 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Coliform report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Thornton, CO.
+Where does this Total Coliform measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Total Coliform entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Eastern Region Allegany Distrib System, 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/eastern-region-allegany-distrib-system/2024/source.