Claiborne, MD
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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.
Who runs the water here
Claiborne serves about 60 people through 29 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Talbot County, Maryland. EPA system ID: MD0200002; phone on file: 410-745-5586. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Claiborne is 1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 1 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
How Claiborne compares
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. Claiborne's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 7th 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.
Other water systems in Talbot County
7 other systems share Talbot County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Claiborne. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Easton Utilities | 17,357 | 2.1 ppb |
| Town Of St. Michaels | 2,650 | 1.8 ppb |
| Town Of Trappe | 1,200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Oxford | 726 | 10.4 ppb |
| Martingham Utilities Cooperative | 675 | 0 (not detected) |
| Golden Acres Mobile Home Park | 48 | 0 (not detected) |
| Swann Haven Mobile Home Park | 44 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Claiborne, MD
Look up your address in Claiborne'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 Claiborne 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.