Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Easton Utilities, MD tap water
8 contaminants were measured in the Easton Utilities, 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
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound detected in Easton Utilities, MD
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
Lithium
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (76.59999999999991 mg/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Easton Utilities, MD's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 5 sources.
Source
- EASTON WELL 6A TA951013
- EASTON WELL 11 TA811967
- EASTON WELL 12 TA941915
- EASTON WELL 7 TA046762
- + 1 more
Treatment
- ELECTRIC PLANT WTP (WELL 6)
- GLEBE WTP (WELLS 11 & 12)
- AIRPORT WTP (WELL 8)
- + 1 more
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
1 contaminant historically over EPA limits in Easton Utilities, 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: 2013 | 10.6 mrem/yr 2.6× | 4 mrem/yr | '13'14'15'17 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2013 | 3.96 mg/L 99% | 4 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ARSENIC worst: 2015 | 0.005 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '15 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2015 | 1.4 pCi/L within below national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '15'19 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.0161 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
GROSS ALPHA worst: 2015 | 2.2 pCi/L within | 15 pCi/L | '15 |
NITRATE worst: 2014 | 1.08 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '14 |
DICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2017 | 0.00052 mg/L within | 0.005 mg/L | '17 |
HAA5 worst: 2017 | 0.0037 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
BARIUM worst: 2015 | 0.0732 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '15 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2018 | 0.0024 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '18 |
DCAA worst: 2012 | 0.00151 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15 |
TCAA worst: 2014 | 0.00136 mg/L | — | '14 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.0013 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2012 | 0.00034 mg/L | — | '12 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2012 | 0.00413 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16'17 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2012 | 0.00158 mg/L | — | '12'13'14'15'16 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.27 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 2.1 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. | 0.5 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMRDLG | Within the limit |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined RadiumCombined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. | 1.1 pCi/LReported levelSystem-wide | 0 pCi/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Easton Utilities, MD's water
+Is Easton Utilities, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 8 contaminants measured in Easton Utilities, 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 Easton Utilities, MD tap water?
8 contaminants were measured in Easton Utilities, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning disinfection byproducts, metals, and radionuclides. 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 Easton Utilities, 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 Easton Utilities, 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.