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Cecil County, Maryland

Water Systems
197
Population Served
70,068
Total Violations
6,007
1,688 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

93.9%
Systems with Violations
30.5
Avg Violations per System
28.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
42 systems (21%)
SW
8 systems (4%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
50.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

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 Elkton 15,625 31 Detected
Town of North East 8,600 168 Detected
Town of Perryville 4,413 196 Clean
Town of Charlestown 3,791 49 -
Elkton West 3,500 47 Clean
Town of Rising Sun 2,200 78 -
Mountain Hill Water Company 2,154 6 -
Perry Point V.A. Medical Center 2,000 223 -
Royal Farms #87 Conowingo 1,122 2 -
Rising Sun High School 1,102 72 -
Pine Hills 953 23 -
Town & Country Mobile Home Park 950 27 -
Conowingo Elementary 874 24 -
Rising Sun Elementary 726 14 -
Port Deposit 725 67 -
Buttonwood Beach RV Resort 725 22 -
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 700 25 -
Rodney Scout Camp 700 25 -
Town of Chesapeake City [Formerly South] 673 38 -
Elk Neck Elementary 605 11 -
Crystal Beach Manor/T&c Utility 500 28 -
Town of Cecilton 477 39 -
Misty Meadows 1 / Highland Hills M.H.P. 460 127 -
Dollar General #13896 450 10 -
Harbor View 437 49 -
Bainbridge Elementary 413 10 -
Carpenters Point Water Co. 400 25 -
Benjamins Village/Homestead M.H.P. 400 90 -
Stoney Chase/ Rock Creek M.h.p.s 396 21 -
Calvert Elementary 389 16 -
Providence School 380 16 -
Leeds Elementary 372 11 -
Tri-State Christian Academy 350 63 -
Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park 325 47 -
Cecil Woods M.H.P. Distribution System 320 2 -
Indian Acres Club of Chesapeake Bay 316 49 -
Mount Aviat Academy 310 22 -
Dollar General #14009 300 15 -
Grace Bible Chapel 300 0 -
Sherwood Forest/Forest View Village MHP 293 89 -
Autumn Lake Healthcare 290 88 -
Cecil Woods Mobile Home Park WTP 285 4 -
Bay Country Estates Mobile Home Park 276 82 -
Warwick Mushroom Farm 265 44 -
West Nottingham Academy 250 58 -
Conowingo Mobile Home Park 250 108 -
Dollar General #23869 250 3 -
Forest Green Court Mobile Home Park 212 96 -
W.l. Gore at Fair Hill 200 60 -
Sunoco of Rising Sun #7249 200 11 -

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 Cecil County? ▼
Cecil County has 6,007 total drinking water violations across 197 water systems, of which 1,688 are health-based violations. 93.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cecil County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cecil County serve approximately 70,068 people through 197 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cecil County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Cecil County, 2 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cecil County? ▼
Water systems in Cecil County use GW (42 systems), SW (8 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. 28.1% of Cecil 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.