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Is Travilah, MD tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Travilah, 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 Travilah has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Maryland’s records.

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 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.

The water from Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission is moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 70 to 154 mg/L (4.1 to 9 grains per gallon). How Maryland’s water compares.

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 Travilah’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Travilah

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

  • HP Environmental

    Herndon, VA · about 11 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper

    (703) 471-4200

  • Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Laboratory Division (WSSC)

    Silver Spring, MD · about 13 miles

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

    (301) 206-7575

  • EMSL Analytical, Inc. - Beltsville

    Beltsville, MD · about 17 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 Travilah

Which ZIP codes are in Travilah: 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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