Is Boonsboro - Keedysville Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Washington

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

147

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-06-01 → 1997-06-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-05-01 → 1997-05-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-04-01 → 1997-04-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-03-01 → 1997-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-02-01 → 1997-02-28
TT	Health-based	Archived	1997-01-01 → 1997-01-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1996-12-01 → 1996-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1996-11-01 → 1996-11-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	1996-10-01 → 1996-10-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1996-09-01 → 1996-09-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0072 µg/L	2/9	2025
Pfhxa	0.0089 µg/L	2/9	2025
PFOA	0.0067 µg/L	2/9	2025
Pfpea	0.0041 µg/L	2/9	2025
PFHXS	0.0031 µg/L	1/9	2025

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	4810 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4900 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	13.058 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 19.1 µg/L	43/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.4955 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	30/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	6.739 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.24 µg/L	28/45	SYR4	2012–2015
Bromodichloromethane	3.248 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	27/45	SYR4	2012–2015
Nitrate-Nitrite	4710 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4900 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.505 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 16.2 µg/L	20/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.442 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.2 µg/L	13/33	SYR4	2012–2015
Fluoride	570 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0033 mg/L 22% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2021
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.0075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.04 µg/L	6/33	SYR4	2012–2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.11 pCi/L 34% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.2 pCi/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2015
Barium	69.35 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.92 pCi/L 38% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.264 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/33	SYR4	2012–2015
Chromium	2.2 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.2 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2012–2015
Xylenes, Total	0.7000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2012–2019

80 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MILLER, KIMBERLY
Phone: 301-432-5141
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Boonsboro - Keedysville

Is Boonsboro - Keedysville tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Boonsboro - Keedysville'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 Boonsboro - Keedysville's water?

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

How many people does Boonsboro - Keedysville serve?

Boonsboro - Keedysville reports serving 4,250 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Boonsboro - Keedysville had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 147 violations on file for Boonsboro - Keedysville, of which 20 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.