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Lead in Maryland drinking water

425 community water systems tested

7.8%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(33/425)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
CAMBRIDGE FARMS 953 0.1360 mg/L
JUBILEE MHP 30 0.0548 mg/L
ECHO VALLEY MHP 60 0.0441 mg/L
GLEN MEADOWS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 468 0.0420 mg/L
ENCHANTED ACRES MHC LLC MILLSBORO 225 0.0343 mg/L
PINEY CREEK CORPORATION 31 0.0290 mg/L
WOODBINE VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 150 0.0290 mg/L
GOLDEN KAY APARTMENTS 148 0.0267 mg/L
PLEASANT HILL MOBILE HOME PARK 64 0.0250 mg/L
BAY COUNTRY ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK 276 0.0247 mg/L
TOWN OF EMMITSBURG 2,921 0.0240 mg/L
TODD VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 180 0.0219 mg/L
LONDONDERRY COURT MHP 160 0.0208 mg/L
MAPLE HILL MOBILE ESTATES 180 0.0206 mg/L
BENNETT MOBILE HOME PARK 60 0.0202 mg/L
TOWN OF BETTERTON 481 0.0200 mg/L
BENJAMINS VILLAGE/HOMESTEAD M.H.P. 400 0.0188 mg/L
NAYLOR MILL VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 180 0.0187 mg/L
TOWN OF PITTSVILLE 1,500 0.0184 mg/L
TOWN OF THURMONT 6,200 0.0184 mg/L
WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY 250 0.0183 mg/L
ROCKBROOK VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 150 0.0182 mg/L
CITY OF CUMBERLAND 27,039 0.0178 mg/L
SAINT JAMES SCHOOL 200 0.0175 mg/L
CEDARHURST MOBILE HOME PARK 220 0.0174 mg/L
TEBBSTON ON MAGOTHY 52 0.0164 mg/L
REGENCY PARK ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE 85 0.0160 mg/L
TOWN OF SMITHSBURG DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 2,500 0.0160 mg/L
SULLIVANS MOBILE HOME PARK COMMUNITY 70 0.0156 mg/L
TOWN OF DEER PARK 272 0.0156 mg/L
TRIPLE J MHP 200 0.0154 mg/L
ELK RIDGE LAKE 120 0.0153 mg/L
DELMAR UTILITY COMM (TN OF DELMAR) DELMAR 2,027 0.0151 mg/L
CITY OF FROSTBURG 11,000 0.0150 mg/L
MOUNT SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY 1,900 0.0150 mg/L
BOH-NAK MOBILE HOME PARK 85 0.0150 mg/L
PLEASANT VIEW NURSING HOME 104 0.0147 mg/L
PINE TREE MOBILE HOME PARK 91 0.0147 mg/L
IRISH CREEK MHP 90 0.0144 mg/L
PLEASANT VALLEY 150 0.0144 mg/L
FOX RUN CONDOMINIUMS, INC. 85 0.0140 mg/L
ALTAMAHA MOBILE HOME VILLAGE BRUNSWICK 143 0.0138 mg/L
HOLLY OAK MOBILE HOME PARK DELMAR 210 0.0137 mg/L
TOWN OF LUKE 68 0.0136 mg/L
GATEWAY VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 60 0.0136 mg/L
REX HILL ESTATES, LLC 246 0.0135 mg/L
CLAIBORNE 60 0.0135 mg/L
TOWN OF OCEAN CITY 30,000 0.0133 mg/L
FREEDOM DISTRICT 24,867 0.0133 mg/L
MARTINGHAM UTILITIES COOPERATIVE 675 0.0131 mg/L
KNOLLS OF WINDSOR 1,553 0.0131 mg/L
TOWN OF WOODSBORO 846 0.0130 mg/L
TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN 4,288 0.0129 mg/L
STEEPLECHASE WATERWORKS 395 0.0126 mg/L
BOONES MOBILE ESTATES 1,315 0.0126 mg/L
HIGHFIELD 1,141 0.0126 mg/L
MARYLAND AMERICAN WATER COMPANY 13,200 0.0126 mg/L
TOWN OF NORTH EAST 8,600 0.0126 mg/L
CITY OF BALTIMORE 1,600,000 0.0125 mg/L
HOWARD COUNTY D.P.W. DISTRIBUTION 286,158 0.0124 mg/L
DOVE ESTATES SEAFORD 111 0.0124 mg/L
GARRETT CHILDREN'S CENTER 45 0.0124 mg/L
BRIDDLETOWN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 150 0.0123 mg/L
TOWN OF FRIENDSVILLE 622 0.0122 mg/L
CRYSTAL BEACH MANOR/T&C UTILITY 500 0.0121 mg/L
WINDWARD KNOLL MHP THONOTOSASSA 208 0.0121 mg/L
TOWN & COUNTRY MOBILE HOME PARK 950 0.0121 mg/L
HARBOUR LIGHT ESTATES COMMUNITY 95 0.0120 mg/L
WOODLAWN MOBILE HOME PARK - OLD 50 0.0120 mg/L
CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL 45 0.0120 mg/L
TOWN OF GRANTSVILLE 885 0.0119 mg/L
TOWN OF CECILTON 477 0.0117 mg/L
CITY OF WESTMINSTER 35,256 0.0116 mg/L
TOWN OF SUDLERSVILLE 497 0.0116 mg/L
FOUNTAIN GREEN MOBILE HOME PARK 55 0.0114 mg/L
GRAMERCY LLC (AKA KOINONIA PARTNERSHIP ) 40 0.0114 mg/L
RIDDLE FARM 500 0.0112 mg/L
FAHRNEY-KEEDY SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY 250 0.0111 mg/L
CITY OF FREDERICK 54,000 0.0110 mg/L
HAWTHORNE WATER SUPPLY, INC 60 0.0110 mg/L
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION 1,900,000 0.0110 mg/L
TOWN OF HENDERSON 156 0.0110 mg/L
GILBERTS MOBILE HOME PARK 75 0.0110 mg/L
TWIN ARCH MOBILE HOME PARK 50 0.0110 mg/L
LIBERTY MOBILE HOME PARK 40 0.0110 mg/L
MAYO CENTER AND APARTMENTS 60 0.0109 mg/L
TOWN OF RISING SUN 2,200 0.0108 mg/L
POLINGS MOBILE HOME PARK 80 0.0108 mg/L
HART HERITAGE 37 0.0107 mg/L
TOWN OF MYERSVILLE 1,516 0.0107 mg/L
CHAPEL HILL - ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS 15,000 0.0106 mg/L
TOWN OF PRESTON 750 0.0106 mg/L
FORT DETRICK 7,900 0.0106 mg/L
OAK RIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK 150 0.0101 mg/L
TOWN OF OXFORD 726 0.0101 mg/L
SHORES OF CALVERT 361 0.0101 mg/L
THUNDERBIRD APARTMENTS 40 0.0101 mg/L
VILLAS AT CATTAIL CREEK 170 0.0101 mg/L
TOWN OF WALKERSVILLE 8,440 0.0100 mg/L
MIDLAND-LONACONING 5,000 0.0100 mg/L