Town Of Federalsburg, MD
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.5 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Town Of Federalsburg serves about 2,450 people through 1,300 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Caroline County, Maryland. EPA system ID: MD0050002; phone on file: 410-463-0109. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (3.2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Town Of Federalsburg is 3.2 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5 ppb |
| 2021 | 3.2 ppb |
| 2017 | 2 ppb |
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. Town Of Federalsburg's 2.5 ppb sits at the 79th percentile in Maryland and the 78th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Caroline County
15 other systems share Caroline County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Town Of Federalsburg. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Town Of Denton | 4,848 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Greensboro | 1,878 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Ridgely | 1,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Preston | 750 | 0 (not detected) |
| Caroline Acres Mobile Home Park | 395 | 0 (not detected) |
| Benedictine School | 300 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cedar Mobile Home Park | 300 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Henderson | 156 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jonestown Water System | 150 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nelpine Mobile Home Park | 70 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Federalsburg, MD
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Federalsburg, MD may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Town Of Federalsburg 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.