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Maryland · ZIP 20716 · EPA MD0160002

Is this in Bowie's water?

City of Bowie · serves 25,000 people · groundwater · 7,921 connections
3
violations on the federal EPA record
1
health-based — a protective limit exceeded
25,000
people drink this water every day

This system has 1 health-based violation on the EPA record — involving Ground Water Rule, Nitrate. A limit meant to protect health, exceeded.

Ground Water Rule›

The Ground Water Rule protects wells and aquifer-fed systems from fecal contamination through source-water monitoring and fixes.

Read the rule → EPA · Ground Water Rule
Nitrate›

Nitrate comes from fertilizer, septic and wastewater. Above the limit it can starve infants of oxygen and is linked to cancer risk.

Read the rule → EPA · Safe Drinking Water Act standards

The federal record.

RECORDmissed required testing or reportingNitrate2020›

The utility didn't complete required testing or paperwork on time. The water wasn't necessarily bad — but what isn't measured can't be caught.

Nitrate: Nitrate comes from fertilizer, septic and wastewater. Above the limit it can starve infants of oxygen and is linked to cancer risk.

Read the rule → EPA · Safe Drinking Water Act standards
Who is responsibleCity of Bowie · attn Holt, Robert · 301-809-2342 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 15901 Fred Robinson Way, Bowie ↗
HEALTHtreatment-technique violationGround Water Rule2024›

The utility failed to carry out a treatment process the rule requires — the safeguard itself wasn't run properly.

Ground Water Rule: The Ground Water Rule protects wells and aquifer-fed systems from fecal contamination through source-water monitoring and fixes.

Read the rule → EPA · Ground Water Rule
Who is responsibleCity of Bowie · attn Holt, Robert · 301-809-2342 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 15901 Fred Robinson Way, Bowie ↗
RECORDlate or missing reportGround Water Rule2024›

A required report to regulators or the public was late or missing.

Ground Water Rule: The Ground Water Rule protects wells and aquifer-fed systems from fecal contamination through source-water monitoring and fixes.

Read the rule → EPA · Ground Water Rule
Who is responsibleCity of Bowie · attn Holt, Robert · 301-809-2342 — the utility is required to answer questions about its record. Ask them about it.Their office: 15901 Fred Robinson Way, Bowie ↗

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), system MD0160002. “Compliant” means clearing federal limits — many unchanged for ~20 years. Health guidelines from independent scientists are often stricter. Results vary by home, plumbing and date.

Fix it, honestly.

Dissolved metals · nitrate

Reverse osmosis

NSF-58 certified under-sink RO — the only tech that broadly removes dissolved contaminants at the tap.

Chlorine · taste · odor

Catalytic carbon

NSF-42 whole-house carbon cuts chlorine, chloramine and the pool-water taste.

First step

Filter bottle

Certified grab-and-go protection while you decide on the whole-home fix.

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