TOWN OF NORTH EAST
MD · PWS ID MD0070016 · Community water system
104
contaminants tested
17
detected
8,600
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0125 ug/L | 1/8 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 103.42 UG/L | 68/68 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 108.59 UG/L | 65/66 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 17.9 UG/L | 51/52 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 90.4 UG/L | 51/52 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.14 UG/L | 48/52 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 46.8 UG/L | 35/36 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 58.7 UG/L | 35/36 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Nitrate | 4760 UG/L | 30/32 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0150 mg/L | 15/15 | LCR | 2023 |
| Fluoride | 430 UG/L | 13/22 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 3.97 UG/L | 10/36 | SYR4 | 2012–2015 |
| Barium | 30.7 UG/L | 7/20 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Atrazine | 0.7580 UG/L | 2/32 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| 2,4-D | 1.05 UG/L | 1/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dalapon | 1.29 UG/L | 1/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 270 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2015–2018 |
87 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-TP4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UGross Beta Particle ActivityHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene