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Worcester County, Maryland

Water Systems
139
Population Served
95,000
Total Violations
2,846
714 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

72.7%
Systems with Violations
20.5
Avg Violations per System
25.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (36%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
80.0%
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

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

No violations on record (14) One or more violations (36)

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 Ocean City 30,000 26 Clean
Ocean Pines 11,890 73 Detected
Assateague National Park North Beach 10,020 0 -
Mystic Harbour 5,945 26 Clean
Town of Berlin 4,500 158 Detected
City of Pocomoke City 4,100 38 Clean
Wawa Inc Store#556 2,520 5 -
Town of Snow Hill 2,409 100 -
Castaways Campground 1,550 3 -
Wallbangers and Harborside 885 1 -
Steamer Restaurant(crab Alley) 850 7 -
Hoopers Restaurant 800 1 -
Lower Shore Tourism Center 713 18 -
Frontiertown- Community Ctr + SW Sites 624 0 -
Frontiertown Lazy River Bathhouse 620 8 -
Frontiertown Bathhouse # 3 618 3 -
Frontiertown Bathhouse # 1 618 4 -
Shore Stop #219 609 14 -
Carraba's Italian Grill 600 0 -
Shad Landing/Pocomoke River State Park 530 0 -
Riddle Farm 500 4 -
Nantucket Point(distribution-Delaware) 500 67 -
Worcester Technical Hs & Co Boe Office 450 39 -
Frontiertown Theme Park 430 1 -
Lake Haven Mobile Home Park 384 141 -
Plim Plaza Hotel - Distribution 380 0 -
Assateague State Park Campground 345 1 -
Trader Lees Village Shops 334 42 -
Newark 325 3 -
Crabs to Go and Raceway Citgo 318 4 -
Holiday Inn Express Ocean City 255 0 -
Most Blessed Sacrament School 244 72 -
Watermans Seafood 240 3 -
Ocean Downs, LLC 235 39 -
Fort Whaley Office and Pool 228 2 -
Comfort Inn Suites 228 6 -
Fort Whaley Campground 228 1 -
Golden Sands Condos -Consec to Md0230003 227 0 -
Delmarva Acco 225 0 -
Baja Amusement Inc 220 0 -
Fort Whaleg Bathhouse #2 /Back Sites 220 0 -
Frontiertown Waterslide, Lazy R Saloon 215 12 -
Lighthouse Sound Maintenance 215 0 -
Rum Pointe Golf Clubhouse 212 0 -
Four Corners Commercial Ctr 212 0 -
Assateague Market 206 6 -
Ocean City Grand Prix 205 15 -
Berlin Lions Club Ll Concession Stand 200 0 -
Worcester County Athletic Complex 200 1 -
Bali HI RV Park 188 19 -

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 Worcester County? ▼
Worcester County has 2,846 total drinking water violations across 139 water systems, of which 714 are health-based violations. 72.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Worcester County systems? ▼
Water systems in Worcester County serve approximately 95,000 people through 139 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Worcester County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Worcester County, 4 had PFAS detected (80.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Worcester County? ▼
Water systems in Worcester 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. 25.1% of Worcester 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.