Is Herald Harbor 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	2022-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-04-01
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
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2019
TTHM	13.1 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 18.7 µg/L	11/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	13.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.5 µg/L	6/12	SYR4	2012–2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.45 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	6/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	7.07 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	625 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 640 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2016
Bromodichloromethane	2.13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2012–2014
Chromium	2.3 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2012–2014
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2012–2014

62 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, 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 Herald Harbor

Is Herald Harbor tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Herald Harbor'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 Herald Harbor's water?

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

How many people does Herald Harbor serve?

Herald Harbor reports serving 2,241 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Herald Harbor had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Herald Harbor, 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.