Community Water System · PWS MD0190002
Town of Princess Anne
Operator location Princess Anne, Maryland - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 305 EPA violations; groundwater source; 3,300 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 3,300
- People served (this PWS)
- 305
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 6
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Town of Princess Anne standing, high SDWIS violation third
305 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,941 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Town of Princess Anne sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (305), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 3,300 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #9,941 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #77 of 437
- Population · MD
- 305
- Total EPA violations on record
- 2%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,277
- County
- Somerset
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 6
- Monitoring Violations
- 296
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Chromium | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Mercury | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Nickel | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Selenium | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Barium | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 28 | 2020 |
| Arsenic | MR | 16 | 2020 |
| Nitrate | MR | 13 | 2017 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2017 |
| TTHM | MCL | 4 | 2017 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 1991 |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | MR | 2 | 2008 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2010 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Town of Princess Anne has 305 recorded EPA violations, 91% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 9% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (6 of 305), and it ranks #9,941 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
305 Higher than most more violations than 91% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 406 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpS | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/14/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/14/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/14/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/14/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/14/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/14/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/14/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/14/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/14/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/14/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/14/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/14/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/14/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/14/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/14/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/14/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/14/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/14/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/14/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Town of Princess Anne
305 violations on record for MD0190002; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
305 violations · 3,300 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Town of Princess Anne
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Maryland compares on the same EPA violation measures. Maryland systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.