Is Glen Burnie-Broadneck 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31

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	59.745 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 90.9 µg/L	274/325	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	41.44 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 56.9 µg/L	174/324	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	49.555 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 76 µg/L	142/181	SYR4	2012–2016
Bromodichloromethane	11.735 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	92/181	SYR4	2012–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.5 µg/L	70/168	SYR4	2012–2015
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38 µg/L	62/168	SYR4	2012–2015
Nitrate	3100 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3400 µg/L	60/96	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	55/181	SYR4	2012–2016
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	7.555 pCi/L 151% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 13.1 pCi/L	48/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	12.465 pCi/L 83% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 21.5 pCi/L	48/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	67 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	21/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	806 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 950 µg/L	17/18	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	10/168	SYR4	2012–2015
Cadmium	10.88 µg/L 218% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 15.5 µg/L	9/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3280 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3400 µg/L	9/15	SYR4	2016–2019
Bromoform	37.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45.9 µg/L	5/181	SYR4	2012–2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.2000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	4/21	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.4900 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5000 µg/L	3/168	SYR4	2012–2015
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/168	SYR4	2012–2015
Tetrachloroethylene	1.995 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/17	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	13.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/8	UCMR-5	2025
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.4000 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2012–2017
Chromium	5 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.07 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.8 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2019
Selenium	2 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/26	SYR4	2012–2019

78 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-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, TotalChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl 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 Glen Burnie-Broadneck

Is Glen Burnie-Broadneck tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 27 contaminants in Glen Burnie-Broadneck'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 Glen Burnie-Broadneck'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 Glen Burnie-Broadneck serve?

Glen Burnie-Broadneck reports serving 290,606 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Glen Burnie-Broadneck had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 81 violations on file for Glen Burnie-Broadneck, of which 2 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.