Is Fruitland, MD tap water safe?
The short answer
City of Fruitland serves Fruitland. In EPA’s and Maryland’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOS at 4.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Fruitland’s water.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Fruitland
The 3 labs Maryland certifies closest to Fruitland, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Geoscope Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Salisbury, MD · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria
Water Testing Labs of MD - Salisbury
Salisbury, MD · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria
St. Mary's MetCom DW Lab - Lexington Park
Lexington Park, MD · about 44 miles
Certified for bacteria
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 MarylandZIP codes in Fruitland
Which ZIP codes are in Fruitland: 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.
Near Fruitland
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Fruitland’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water