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Is Severn, MD tap water safe?

5 utilities serve Severn, 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

None of the 5 utilities serving Severn has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Maryland’s records.

Glen Burnie - Broadneck, 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 Severn’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Severn

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 Severn, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Maryland Spectral Services, Inc.

    Baltimore, MD · about 6 miles

    Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (410) 247-7600

  • Nan Technologies, Inc.

    Halethorpe, MD · about 6 miles

    Certified for lead and copper, metals

    (410) 800-4263

  • American Water Laboratory - Fort Meade

    Laurel, MD · about 7 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (301) 289-7027

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 Severn

Which ZIP codes are in Severn: 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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