Backbone Mountain Boys Camp, MD
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2016-2018). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Backbone Mountain Boys Camp
Backbone Mountain Boys Camp serves about 60 people through 11 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in Garrett County, Maryland. EPA system ID: MD0110204; phone on file: 410-729-8361. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Backbone Mountain Boys Camp is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 437 Maryland systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 21 have gone over at some point. Backbone Mountain Boys Camp's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 6th percentile in Maryland and the 5th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
13 other systems share Garrett County; 10 of them have a higher latest lead result than Backbone Mountain Boys Camp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek Lake Water Service Area | 5,502 | 6.33 ppb |
| Town Of Mountain Lake Park | 3,000 | 1.65 ppb |
| Town Of Oakland | 1,850 | 1.73 ppb |
| Town Of Grantsville | 885 | 1.76 ppb |
| Town Of Friendsville | 622 | 3.31 ppb |
| Town Of Kitzmiller | 370 | 6.6 ppb |
| Bloomington | 350 | 8.4 ppb |
| Town Of Accident | 300 | 2 ppb |
| Town Of Deer Park | 272 | 0 (not detected) |
| Crellin | 230 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Backbone Mountain Boys Camp's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Backbone Mountain Boys Camp whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.