Community Water System · PWS MD0230005
Ocean Pines
Operator location Berlin, Maryland - 0% of 73 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); groundwater source; 11,890 served per SDWIS.
- 11,890
- People served (this PWS)
- 73
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 0
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Ocean Pines standing, mid SDWIS violation third
0% of 73 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #4,143 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Ocean Pines lands in the middle third by violation volume (73), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (11,890; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #4,143 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #31 of 437
- Population · MD
- 73
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 7,402
- County
- Worcester
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 73
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | MR | 18 | 2019 |
| TTHM | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Selenium | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Fluoride | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Arsenic | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Barium | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Chromium | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Mercury | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Nickel | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Cadmium | MR | 3 | 2008 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Ocean Pines has 73 recorded EPA violations, 66% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 34% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (0 of 73), and it ranks #4,143 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)
73 Around the middle fewer violations than 34% 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. 4 of 290 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/15/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/15/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/15/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/15/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/15/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/15/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/15/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/15/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/15/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/15/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/15/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/15/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/15/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/15/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/16/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/16/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/16/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/16/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/16/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/16/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/16/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/16/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/16/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/16/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/16/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Ocean Pines
0 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for MD0230005.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
73 violations · 11,890 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Ocean Pines
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.