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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MD1220021

Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill

Salisbury, Maryland 21804 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
105
EPA violations
38
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 105 drinking-water violations at Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill, 36% of them health-based - above the Maryland per-system average.

105
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill

Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Salisbury, Maryland (Wicomico County) through 4 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 105 total violations for this system , of which 38 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 25 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Maryland, EPA tracks 3,215 public water systems serving 6,070,211 people, with 60,496 cumulative violations and 18,132 health-based violations on record. About 80% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 18.8 violations. Statewide, 50 of 83 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.2%).

Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill's 105 violations sit above the Maryland average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
400
Total Violations
105
Health-Based Violations
38
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
4
County
Wicomico
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
32
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 25 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 24 2018
Nitrate MR 7 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2009
Lead and Copper Rule TT 6 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 1997
Barium MR 3 1996
Cadmium MR 3 1996
Chromium MR 3 1996
Mercury MR 3 1996
Beryllium, Total MR 3 1996
Selenium MR 3 1996
Antimony, Total MR 3 1996
Nickel MR 3 1996
Thallium, Total MR 3 1996
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2017

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MD1220021 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Maryland Drinking Water Authority

Maryland's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find MD regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2021 Nitrate MCL 25 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1040
2019 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1040
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 24 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 5000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 8000
2011 Lead and Copper Rule TT 6 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 5000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 3100
1997 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 3100
1996 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1010
1996 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1015
1996 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1020
1996 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1035
1996 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1075
1996 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1045
1996 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1074
1996 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / MD1220021 / 1036

How Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill Maryland avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 105 18.8 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 38 5.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 400 1,888 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,215 regulated public water systems in Maryland.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill water safe to drink? ▼
Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill (PWS ID: MD1220021) has 105 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill serve? ▼
Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill serves 400 people in Salisbury, Maryland. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 4 service connections.
What type of violations does Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill have? ▼
Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill has 105 total violations: 38 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill use? ▼
Perdue Farms Inc. - Feed Mill uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.