Is Fort George G. Meade Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Federal 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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-10-01 → 1998-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-10-01 → 1998-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-10-01 → 1998-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-10-01 → 1998-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1998-07-01
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1994-07-01 → 1994-07-31

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
TTHM	11.28 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	6.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.5 µg/L	60/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	56/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.45 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	56/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.985 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	24/66	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	23/60	SYR4	2012–2015
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2019
Fluoride	1150 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	5/56	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	3/60	SYR4	2012–2015
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	3/60	SYR4	2012–2015
Barium	5.588 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/60	SYR4	2012–2015
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2 pCi/L 40% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.6 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014

91 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) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BROWNE, JASON
Phone: 410-695-5635
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fort George G. Meade

Is Fort George G. Meade tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Fort George G. Meade'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 Fort George G. Meade's water?

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

How many people does Fort George G. Meade serve?

Fort George G. Meade reports serving 62,234 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Fort George G. Meade had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 62 violations on file for Fort George G. Meade, of which 12 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.