Is Bradford Estates Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31

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	7665 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7700 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2015
Nitrate-Nitrite	7880 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8600 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2014
Bromodichloromethane	9.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	25.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.1 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.56 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.152 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	605 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 610 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	35.8 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 36.2 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.82 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.9 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Barium	190 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 197 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	SYR4	2013–2014
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	SYR4	2013–2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2014

57 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, JOSHUA
Phone: 301-600-2581
Email: JSmith5@FrederickCountyMD.gov

Frequently asked questions about Bradford Estates

Is Bradford Estates tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Bradford Estates'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 Bradford Estates's water?

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

How many people does Bradford Estates serve?

Bradford Estates reports serving 178 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Bradford Estates had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Bradford Estates, of which 0 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.