Is Broad Creek Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Anne Arundel

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	2025-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-04-30

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
TTHM	14 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 25.1 µg/L	81/87	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.52 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.3 µg/L	55/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	7.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.3 µg/L	34/38	SYR4	2012–2016
Bromodichloromethane	1.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	21/38	SYR4	2012–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	14/37	SYR4	2012–2015
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	11/37	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromochloromethane	0.9950 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	8/38	SYR4	2012–2016
Barium	30.85 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 34 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.6800 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	3/37	SYR4	2012–2015
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	3/37	SYR4	2012–2015
Fluoride	553.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 570 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.2000 pCi/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2012
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.2000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/37	SYR4	2012–2015
Lithium	11.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	UCMR-5	2023

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-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JONES, TERELL
Phone: 443-790-5373
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Broad Creek

Is Broad Creek tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Broad Creek'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 Broad Creek's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Broad Creek serve?

Broad Creek reports serving 26,033 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Broad Creek had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 9 violations on file for Broad Creek, 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.