Is Severna Park, MD tap water safe?
The short answer
Glen Burnie - Broadneck serves Severna Park. In EPA’s and Maryland’s records it has nothing above a health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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.
Water testing near Severna Park
The 3 labs Maryland certifies closest to Severna Park, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Home Land Labs - Annapolis
Annapolis, MD · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Water Testing Labs of MD - Annapolis
Annapolis, MD · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Maryland Spectral Services, Inc.
Baltimore, MD · about 12 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
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 MarylandWhich ZIP codes are in Severna Park: 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 Severna Park
Other towns in Anne Arundel County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Glen Burnie - Broadneck’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water