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Dorchester County, Maryland

Water Systems
75
Population Served
25,599
Total Violations
1,468
364 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

60.0%
Systems with Violations
19.6
Avg Violations per System
24.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (67%)

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

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

No violations on record (15) One or more violations (35)

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
City of Cambridge Water 15,000 6 Clean
Town of Hurlock 2,150 21 -
N. Dorchester Middle & High Schools 1,500 47 -
Town of Secretary 535 90 -
Henson Boy Scout Reservation 465 1 -
Town of Vienna 460 17 -
Town of East New Market 400 78 -
Bonnie Brook 390 31 -
Lodgecliffe Distribution System 300 16 -
Bay Country Mobile Home Park 300 19 -
Taylors Island Campground 289 1 -
Beaver Run Mobile Home Park 275 245 -
Bloch & Guggenheimer Co. 250 181 -
South Dorchester School 207 30 -
Reliance Mobile Home Park 200 265 -
Horn Point Lab. - Ctr. for Env. Science 125 53 -
Preston Autoplex 125 27 -
Dorchester Country Estates M.H.P. 118 2 -
Darling Ingredients Company 100 12 -
Pep-Up #4 87 1 -
Vision Quest Morning Star Youth Academy 84 28 -
Beckwith Church 81 0 -
Heritage Mobile Home Park 80 18 -
Palm Beach Willies 78 0 -
Cambridge Diner 75 0 -
Hoopers Island General Store 68 0 -
Koski Trucking Well #1 68 9 -
Woolford Country Store 65 0 -
Camp Thendara 4-H Center 65 0 -
Koski Trucking Well #3 65 4 -
Days Inn and Suites 60 0 -
Cindys Eastside Kitchen 60 13 -
Maryland Veterans Commission 58 0 -
Lakes and Straits V.f.c. 55 0 -
Moxeys Country Market 55 6 -
Warwick Manor Behavioral Health 52 55 -
Cambridge Moose Lodge #1211 50 1 -
Springdale Food Market 50 11 -
Countryside Christian Church 45 90 -
Williamsburg Country Kitchen 42 0 -
State Highway Admin. 40 10 -
Cambridge Dorchester Airport 40 14 -
A.e. Phillips and Son 40 0 -
Church Creek V.f.c. 40 10 -
Eldorado Brookview Fire Co. 40 2 -
Madison Bay Restaurant and Campground 40 0 -
Tideland Park Campground 40 0 -
Linkwood Salem Vol. Fire Co 40 0 -
Bay Country Bakery 40 0 -
Dorchester Co. Highway Department 35 3 -

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 Dorchester County? ▼
Dorchester County has 1,468 total drinking water violations across 75 water systems, of which 364 are health-based violations. 60.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Dorchester County systems? ▼
Water systems in Dorchester County serve approximately 25,599 people through 75 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Dorchester County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Dorchester County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Dorchester County? ▼
Water systems in Dorchester 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. 24.8% of Dorchester 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.