Metals · 1998
Lead in Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., MD tap water
Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., MD's 1998 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.014 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., MD's 1998 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
How Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., MD compares
5 of the 827 systems measuring Lead on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Lead:
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., MD tap water?
Yes — Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., MD's 1998 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.014 mg/L. Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., MD's 1998 Lead level is between 80% and 100% of the federal limit (0.015 mg/L Action level) — measured but not in violation.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Which other U.S. cities have Lead over the federal limit?
5 of the 827 systems on The Water Map measuring Lead report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include St Louis, MO, Manhattan Beach-city, Water Dept. — Manhattan Beach, Ca, CA, Lubbock, TX.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 1998 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Naval Research Lab., Chesapeake Bay Div., 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/naval-research-lab-chesapeake-bay-div/1998/source.