Drinking water quality · 2024

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What's in Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD tap water

3 contaminants were measured in the Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.

Reporting year
2024
Contaminants measured
3
Over federal limit
0
Approaching the limit
0
Service area
MD
state-level CCR
Source
Utility CCR
All within federal limits. Every measured contaminant in this report is below its federal threshold.

Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS

Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD buys its drinking water from CITY OF BALTIMORE.

Source

0sources

Treatment

3treatment plants
  • TP01 6101 LOCH RAVEN
  • TP02, 6201 LOCH RAVEN
  • TP03 1700 MERIDENE

Distribution

0storage units

Also buys water from CITY OF BALTIMORE.

Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)

1 contaminant historically over EPA limits in Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD

About this data

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.

ContaminantWorst detectionEPA limitYears (2012–2019)
TTHM
worst: 2019
0.0895 mg/L
1.1×
0.08 mg/L
'19
HAA5
worst: 2019
0.0405 mg/L
within
0.06 mg/L
'19
PWSID MD0300006 · Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 (2012–2019). Values are the highest detection in each calendar year; non-detect years are omitted. Year tags above show every year with a detection.

Metals

ContaminantMeasuredStatus
CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.0.029 mg/L90th percentileAt the tapWithin the limit
Source: Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required to publish. The numbers on this page are the utility's own. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.

People also ask about Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD's water

+Is Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD tap water safe to drink in 2024?

Every one of the 3 contaminants measured in Metropolitan of Baltimore, 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 Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD tap water?

3 contaminants were measured in Metropolitan of Baltimore, MD's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning disinfection byproducts and metals. 1 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 Metropolitan of Baltimore, 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 Metropolitan of Baltimore, 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.

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