Is Town of Ocean City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Worcester

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2024-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	86.065 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 148.1 µg/L	108/108	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	19.04 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 54 µg/L	105/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	27.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.3 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2015
Chloroform	21.785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.8 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromochloromethane	31.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2015
Bromoform	20.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 65.5 µg/L	33/34	SYR4	2012–2015
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.9 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2015
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.165 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.7 µg/L	30/31	SYR4	2012–2015
Nitrate	618.15 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 624 µg/L	30/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	29/31	SYR4	2012–2015
Lead	0.0028 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2024
Barium	24 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 25 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2015
Chromium	6.18 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	9.855 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2017–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.43 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	2/31	SYR4	2012–2015
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	9.57 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	UCMR-5	2025

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COLE, DANIEL
Phone: 410-524-8388
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Ocean City

Is Town of Ocean City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Town of Ocean City's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Town of Ocean City's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of Ocean City serve?

Town of Ocean City reports serving 30,000 people in Maryland, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Ocean City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 23 violations on file for Town of Ocean City, of which 7 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.