Maryland water quality by county
24 counties with public water systems. Pick a county to see every system that serves it.
| County | Active systems | People served | Share with violations, 3 yr | Serious violators | Health flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | 58 | 68,934 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anne Arundel County | 424 | 571,294 | 3 | 5 | |
| Baltimore County | 278 | 45,551 | 2 | 0 | |
| Baltimore city | 14 | 1,610,114 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvert County | 226 | 83,691 | 1 | 2 | |
| Caroline County | 59 | 21,340 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carroll County | 224 | 129,866 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cecil County | 200 | 70,388 | 3 | 6 | |
| Charles County | 172 | 143,440 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dorchester County | 76 | 25,982 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frederick County | 218 | 218,361 | 1 | 2 | |
| Garrett County | 78 | 25,014 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harford County | 237 | 217,710 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howard County | 88 | 310,671 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kent County | 58 | 20,504 | 1 | 0 | |
| Montgomery County | 57 | 1,972,336 | 2 | 2 | |
| Prince George's County | 39 | 60,984 | 1 | 3 | |
| Queen Anne's County | 100 | 31,753 | 0 | 0 | |
| Somerset County | 37 | 18,632 | 0 | 4 | |
| St. Mary's County | 202 | 125,704 | 0 | 0 | |
| Talbot County | 43 | 30,347 | 0 | 1 | |
| Washington County | 91 | 127,260 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wicomico County | 97 | 58,588 | 0 | 0 | |
| Worcester County | 137 | 94,731 | 1 | 3 |
under 30% 30 to 59% 60% and over
About this data
Share with violations counts any violation in the past three years, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Counts cover active systems; systems serving more than one county are counted in each.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Maryland records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.