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Is Fort Meade, MD tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Fort Meade, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Maryland’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Fort Meade has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Maryland’s records.

Fort George G. Meade, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Maryland’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Fort Meade’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Fort Meade

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Maryland certifies.

The 3 labs Maryland certifies closest to Fort Meade, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • American Water Laboratory - Fort Meade

    Laurel, MD · about 4 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (301) 289-7027

  • Howard County Government - Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant

    Savage, MD · about 6 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (410) 313-1210

  • EMSL Analytical, Inc. - Beltsville

    Beltsville, MD · about 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (301) 937-5700

Maryland Department of Health laboratory: Testing of private well water for bacteria, nitrate, lead, copper, iron, hardness and more, on samples sent in through your local health department. Bacteria is $41, nitrate $18, and lead, copper or iron $20 each. Well Water Testing Fees, Maryland Department of Health.

All 92 certified labs for Maryland

ZIP codes in Fort Meade

Which ZIP codes are in Fort Meade: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: MDE, Maryland's certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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