Crellin, 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.
About Crellin
Crellin serves about 230 people through 77 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Garrett County, Maryland. EPA system ID: MD0110003; phone on file: 301-334-7465. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Crellin's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Crellin is 0.66 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0.66 ppb |
How Crellin 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. Crellin's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 22nd percentile in Maryland and the 16th 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 Crellin. 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) |
| Gorman | 150 | 0.66 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Crellin'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 Crellin 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.