PlainWater
Counties → Maryland

Caroline County, Maryland

Water Systems
64
Population Served
19,836
Total Violations
2,080
489 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

71.9%
Systems with Violations
32.5
Avg Violations per System
23.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (78%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Caroline Maryland water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (12) One or more violations (38)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Town of Denton 4,500 9 Clean
Town of Federalsburg 2,450 9 -
Town of Greensboro 1,878 37 -
Town of Ridgely 1,600 24 -
Royal Farms #135 1,178 0 -
North Caroline High School 1,028 10 -
Colonel Richardson Mid & High School 1,022 28 -
Town of Preston 750 43 -
U5 Foods - Bethlehem 604 14 -
Choptank Community Health 505 0 -
American Legion Post #29 483 2 -
Tuckahoe St Park (Lake) 400 0 -
Caroline Acres Mobile Home Park 395 53 -
Benedictine School 300 79 -
Cedar Mobile Home Park 300 348 -
Town of Henderson 156 75 -
Jonestown Water System 150 174 -
Camp Todd Girl Scouts(main Camp) 132 0 -
Martinak State Park 130 0 -
Tuckahoe State Park (Tower) 110 0 -
Pizza Empire 105 6 -
Dover Bridge Park 100 77 -
Tri-Gas and Oil Co., Inc. 90 97 -
Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc. 80 7 -
Lineage Logistics 75 13 -
Nelpine Mobile Home Park 70 26 -
M.r.d.c. Head Start 61 59 -
U-5 Foods- Smithville 52 5 -
Camp Mardela Main Camp 51 2 -
Meadowbrook Court 50 123 -
Goldsboro Fire Company 50 0 -
Holly Cove Harbor Mobile Home Park 45 257 -
Liberty Mobile Home Park 40 89 -
Tower Court Mobile Home Park 40 143 -
Burrsville Ruritan Club 38 3 -
Harman Subdivision 35 61 -
Nielsen Mobile Home Park [Marsh Creek] 35 57 -
Adkins Arboretum 32 0 -
Schraders Bridgetown Manor 31 0 -
Choptank Transport Inc. 30 2 -
Camp Mardela Pavillion 30 1 -
Holiday Park Pool 29 1 -
Cohees 404 Restaurant and Lounge 29 2 -
Holiday Park Site 100S 29 0 -
Holiday Park 200S 29 0 -
Holiday Park 300S 29 9 -
Wayne Quidas Mlc Bell Creek 29 1 -
Clayton Farms 29 0 -
VFW Post 5246 28 5 -
Walkers Market Store 28 4 -

Other Counties in Maryland

Montgomery County
56 systems · 1,971,831 served · 1,796 violations
Baltimore city County
13 systems · 1,608,056 served · 122 violations
Anne Arundel County
425 systems · 567,204 served · 5,956 violations
Howard County
88 systems · 309,588 served · 985 violations
Harford County
238 systems · 217,578 served · 3,670 violations
Frederick County
220 systems · 215,362 served · 3,555 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Caroline County? ▼
Caroline County has 2,080 total drinking water violations across 64 water systems, of which 489 are health-based violations. 71.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Caroline County systems? ▼
Water systems in Caroline County serve approximately 19,836 people through 64 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Caroline County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Caroline County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Caroline County? ▼
Water systems in Caroline County use GW (50 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 23.5% of Caroline County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.