Is Bark Hill Bible Church Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Carroll

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-06-19 → 1996-06-19
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-06-19 → 1996-06-19
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-06-19 → 1996-06-19
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-06-19 → 1996-06-19
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-22 → 1995-08-21
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-22 → 1995-08-21
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-22 → 1995-08-21
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-22 → 1995-08-21
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-22 → 1995-08-21
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-22 → 1995-08-21

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	3900 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0022 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	5.336 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.37 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	4.632 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromochloromethane	5.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Chloroform	4.1355 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	26.91 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 27.7 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.876 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.4525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2014
Barium	7.1 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.01 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2012–2014
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.2 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	2270 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WATCHER, ANDREW C.
Phone: 410-386-2164
Email: awatcher@carrollcountymd.gov

Frequently asked questions about Bark Hill Bible Church

Is Bark Hill Bible Church tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Bark Hill Bible Church's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bark Hill Bible Church's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bark Hill Bible Church serve?

Bark Hill Bible Church reports serving 163 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Bark Hill Bible Church had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 31 violations on file for Bark Hill Bible Church, of which 13 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.