Midlothian Water Company
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Maryland Department of the Environment, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2021 - March 2021), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Utility Details
- Midlothian, Maryland
- Serves: 300
- Data available: 2014-2019
- Source: Groundwater
Contaminants Detected
1
EXCEED
EWG HEALTH
GUIDELINES
4 Total Contaminants
- Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
- Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
- The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
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Radon
Potential Effect: cancer61x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINERadon is a radioactive gas that comes from soil and groundwater, and causes lung cancer. Highest exposures come from radon entering a house through its basement or crawl spaces, or from it volatilizing in the water.
Radon was found at 61 times above EWG's Health Guideline.
EWG Health Guideline
This Utility
National Average
State Average
pCi/L = picocuries per liter
Health Risks
The EWG Health Guideline of 1.5 pCi/L for radon was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a one-in-a-million lifetime risk of cancer. Values greater than one-in-a-million cancer risk level can result in increased cancer cases above one in a million people.
Pollution Sources
![naturally occuring icon](https://static.ewg.org/reports/2017/tap-water/img/pollution-source-naturally-occuring.png)
Naturally Occurring
Filtering Options
![carbon filter icon](https://static.ewg.org/reports/2017/tap-water/img/Carbon-Icon.png)
Activated Carbon
![reverse osmosis icon](https://static.ewg.org/reports/2017/tap-water/img/Osmosis-Icon.png)
Reverse Osmosis
Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages exceeded an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority; radiological contaminants detected between 2014 and 2019.
Other Contaminants Tested
✕Midlothian Water Company compliance with legally mandated federal standards:
- From April 2019 to March 2021, Midlothian Water Company complied with health-based drinking water standards.
Information in this section on Midlothian Water Company comes from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online database (ECHO).
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Contaminant | Activated Carbon | Reverse Osmosis | Ion Exchange |
CONTAMINANTS ABOVE HEALTH GUIDELINES | |||
Radon | ✔ | ✔ | |
OTHER CONTAMINANTS DETECTED | |||
Barium | ✔ | ✔ | |
Chloromethane | ✔ | ✔ | |
Nitrate | ✔ | ✔ |
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