Oakland Tap Water Quality Report
No test results on file for TOWN OF OAKLAND, Oakland's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not TOWN OF OAKLAND's results and do not make a verdict for Oakland. Check TOWN OF OAKLAND's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
People Served
1,850
Health-based violations since 2020
0
TOWN OF OAKLAND. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Oakland Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Oakland's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
TOWN OF OAKLAND, Oakland's water system, serves 1,850 people. 1 other system is listed for Oakland. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to TOWN OF OAKLAND's.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Maryland
Oakland Water Service Areas
Fluoride in Oakland's water
TOWN OF OAKLAND
PWSID MD0110008
No fluoride level in our data for TOWN OF OAKLAND. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
MCHENRY WATER SYSTEM
PWSID MD1111096
MCHENRY WATER SYSTEM reported no detectable fluoride.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Oakland
No test results are on file for TOWN OF OAKLAND, Oakland's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Oakland's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Oakland, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Oakland? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Garrett County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Oakland
Oakland's tap water has an estimated 5.2 grains per gallon (89.4 mg/L, county sampling in Garrett County) — moderately hard on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 5.2 gpg water in Oakland — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Maryland as a whole, read water softener cost in Maryland — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Oakland Tap Water
No test results on file for TOWN OF OAKLAND, Oakland's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not TOWN OF OAKLAND's results and do not make a verdict for Oakland. Check TOWN OF OAKLAND's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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