Drinking Water Quality Reports | Anne Arundel County Government

2023 Annual Water Quality Report

I am proud to share Anne Arundel County’s 2023 Consumer Confidence Report with you and let you know that the drinking water produced and delivered to your home is clean and safe for consumption. Providing high-quality drinking water to our communities is the number one goal of the dedicated professionals in the Department of Public Works (DPW) Bureau of Utilities, and this report provides you with important information on the thousands of water quality tests administered over the past year. We have continued our long-standing record of exceeding all federal standards for drinking water quality and safety, and we will continue to provide clean, safe, and reliable water to all who live, work, or visit Anne Arundel County.

County Executive Stuart Pittman

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History of Water Quality Reports

In 1996 Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act giving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to require an annual water quality report from each community water system. These water quality reports, also known as “Consumer Confidence Reports”, summarize information that is already collected by the water system to comply with regulations. The EPA requires all public water providers deliver this information to all customers on an annual basis in a single report that provides water quality data to the public in an understandable manner.

The report is required to include the following information:

Sources of the drinking water
How the water is treated
What, if any, contaminants were detected and information on any detected contaminants
Whether there were any violations of drinking water regulations
Definitions of technical and regulatory terms used in the report
Statements on contaminants and health risks, and contaminant sources provided by the EPA
Who to contact for more information
The report may also include other material that the DPW feels is informative to its customers.

The Department of Public Works provides a copy of the report to all direct billed customers. For those not directly billed, such as apartment and condominium residents, the Department asks local media to publicize each year that the report is available in all branches of the county library. The report can also be obtained by calling DPW Customer Relations at (410) 222-7582 to have a copy sent by mail.

Although every effort is made to make the report as understandable as possible, while meeting all of the EPA’s requirements, the report does contain a large amount of unfamiliar and technical material which may generate questions. DPW Customer Relations will be familiar with the report and will be able to answer most questions. Technical support will be available from the Water Operations Division and the Health Department if needed. Inquiries should be directed to DPW Customers at (410) 222-7582.