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Baltimore City Water Quality Report

1 cities ranked · Average grade: F · Maryland

Avg Score
39.8
Cities Ranked
1
Health Violations
1
PFAS Detected
1
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39.8
County avg score
1
Cities ranked
0%
A or B grade
100%
D or F grade
1
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How Baltimore City cities scored

100%
A
0
0%
Excellent
B
0
0%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
1
100%
Failing

County vs Maryland average

F
Baltimore City
39.8/100
B-
Maryland avg
74.4/100
▼ 34.6 pts below state average

Water quality across Baltimore City

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Maryland city water quality map

Top & bottom cities in Baltimore City

2
Superfund sites in Baltimore City
96.6%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
12,578
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Baltimore City

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Baltimore City, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 12,578 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
VIBRANTZ SPECIALTY PRODUCTS LLC
Chemicals · VIBRANTZ TECHNOLOGIES INC
BALTIMORE, MD21226
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)12,424
BRANDON SHORES & WAGNER COMPLEX
Electric Utilities · TALEN ENERGY CORP
CURTIS BAY, MD21226
Ammonia154
OLDCASTLE APG MID-ATLANTIC CROFTON MD
Nonmetallic Mineral Product · CRH AMERICAS INC
ODENTON, MD21113
Lead compounds0
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY FIRING RANGE
Other · US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MD20755
FORT GEORGE G MEADE (RANGE)
Other · US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MD20755

+ 5 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

Superfund sites in Baltimore City

Superfund sites nearby

Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Baltimore City on the EPA National Priorities List.

Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List

All 1 cities in Baltimore City

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Baltimore
F
39.8
1.6M 84 Health Unresolved
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