TOWN OF ELKTON
MD · PWS ID MD0070011 · Community water system
105
contaminants tested
30
detected
15,625
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 0.0128 ug/L | 9/11 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0144 ug/L | 9/11 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0233 ug/L | 8/11 | 2025 |
| PFBA | 0.0086 ug/L | 6/11 | 2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0123 ug/L | 6/11 | 2025 |
| PFHpA | 0.0065 ug/L | 5/11 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0071 ug/L | 4/11 | 2025 |
| PFHxS | 0.0044 ug/L | 3/11 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 89.8 UG/L | 106/106 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 60.9 UG/L | 106/106 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 4500 UG/L | 52/54 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 14.4 UG/L | 41/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Chloroform | 58.7 UG/L | 41/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.1 UG/L | 40/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 39.8 UG/L | 37/37 | SYR4 | 2012–2014 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 22.3 UG/L | 36/37 | SYR4 | 2012–2014 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0160 mg/L | 15/15 | LCR | 2024 |
| Barium | 160 UG/L | 13/21 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 13.8 UG/L | 7/37 | SYR4 | 2012–2014 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 4130 UG/L | 7/8 | SYR4 | 2016–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 4.1 PCI/L | 5/6 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 9.4 PCI/L | 5/6 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Chromium | 5 UG/L | 4/21 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 8.4 PCI/L | 4/5 | SYR4 | 2013–2016 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 5.1 UG/L | 3/37 | SYR4 | 2012–2014 |
| Dalapon | 60.2 UG/L | 2/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Mercury | 0.4000 UG/L | 2/21 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 1.4 UG/L | 2/37 | SYR4 | 2012–2014 |
| Atrazine | 0.7700 UG/L | 1/21 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Bromoform | 0.9500 UG/L | 1/48 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
75 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene