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Maryland · ZIP 21716-1112 · EPA MD0100005

Is this in Brunswick's water?

City of Brunswick · serves 7,312 people · surface water · 5,322 connections
3
violations on the federal EPA record
1
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
7,312
people drink this water every day

This system has 1 health-based violation on the EPA record — involving Lead & Copper Rule. A limit meant to protect health, exceeded.

Lead & Copper Rule›

The Lead & Copper Rule requires utilities to test water at customer taps for lead and copper — metals that enter water from pipes and plumbing, not the source. Lead harms brain development in children; no level is considered safe.

Read the rule → EPA · Lead & Copper Rule

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reporting—2022›

The utility didn't complete required testing or paperwork on time. The water wasn't necessarily bad — but what isn't measured can't be caught.

Who is responsibleCity of Brunswick · attn Campbell, Matthew · 301-834-7671 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: CITY OF BRUNSWICK, Brunswick ↗
RECORDmissed required testing or reportingLead & Copper Rule2022›

The utility didn't complete required testing or paperwork on time. The water wasn't necessarily bad — but what isn't measured can't be caught.

Lead & Copper Rule: The Lead & Copper Rule requires utilities to test water at customer taps for lead and copper — metals that enter water from pipes and plumbing, not the source. Lead harms brain development in children; no level is considered safe.

Read the rule → EPA · Lead & Copper Rule
Who is responsibleCity of Brunswick · attn Campbell, Matthew · 301-834-7671 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: CITY OF BRUNSWICK, Brunswick ↗
HEALTHtreatment-technique violationLead & Copper Rule2010›

The utility failed to carry out a treatment process the rule requires — the safeguard itself wasn't run properly.

Lead & Copper Rule: The Lead & Copper Rule requires utilities to test water at customer taps for lead and copper — metals that enter water from pipes and plumbing, not the source. Lead harms brain development in children; no level is considered safe.

Read the rule → EPA · Lead & Copper Rule
Who is responsibleCity of Brunswick · attn Campbell, Matthew · 301-834-7671 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: CITY OF BRUNSWICK, Brunswick ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0100005. “Compliant” means clearing federal limits — many unchanged for ~20 years. Health guidelines from independent scientists are often stricter. Results vary by home, plumbing and date.

Fix it, honestly.

Dissolved metals · nitrate

Reverse osmosis

NSF-58 certified under-sink RO — the only tech that broadly removes dissolved contaminants at the tap.

Chlorine · taste · odor

Catalytic carbon

NSF-42 whole-house carbon cuts chlorine, chloramine and the pool-water taste.

First step

Filter bottle

Certified grab-and-go protection while you decide on the whole-home fix.

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