Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Howard County D.p.w. Distribution
EPA MD0130002 · serves Howard County, MD · about 286,158 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Howard County D.p.w. Distribution (EPA MD0130002)
What EPA records show for Howard County D.p.w. Distribution, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MD0130002) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Howard County D.p.w. Distribution (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
This system buys water from City of Baltimore (MD0300002); see that system's records.
Source: City of Baltimore (MD0300002) report. Data as of October 14, 2026.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Howard County D.p.w. Distribution use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Howard County D.p.w. Distribution's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)