Anne Arundel County Water Quality: 3 Cities Ranked by the Records
Anne Arundel County, Maryland: 3 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
LithiumDetected in 2 systems of 3 tested10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest13.1 µg/L
- GLEN BURNIE-BROADNECK13.1 µg/LSample date: 2024-11-12 to 2025-05-07
- CROFTON-ODENTON9.06 µg/LSample date: 2024-06-18 to 2024-11-12
- CITY OF ANNAPOLISNot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-13 to 2024-06-25
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 1 system of 3 tested15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest6.3 µg/L
- CITY OF ANNAPOLIS6.3 µg/LMonitoring period: 2021–2023
- CROFTON-ODENTONNot detectedMonitoring period: 2017–2019
- GLEN BURNIE-BROADNECKNot detectedMonitoring period: 2016–2018
29 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 3 systems: CITY OF ANNAPOLIS, CROFTON-ODENTON, GLEN BURNIE-BROADNECK
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 3 cities above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in MarylandLargest water systems
- Glen BurnieGLEN BURNIE-BROADNECK · MD0020017290,606 served
- OdentonCROFTON-ODENTON · MD002000862,986 served
- AnnapolisCITY OF ANNAPOLIS · MD002000135,000 served
Frequently asked
How does Anne Arundel County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 3 cities in Anne Arundel County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Glen Burnie's main water system: GLEN BURNIE-BROADNECK · PWSID MD0020017 · Purity Score 100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Anne Arundel County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
None of the 3 Anne Arundel County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 0.
Is there lead in Anne Arundel County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 3 Anne Arundel County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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