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Colonel Richardson Mid & High School

At a glance

Colonel Richardson Mid & High School (PWSID MD1050002) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Caroline County, Maryland. It reports serving 1,022 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,022

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMD1050002

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,022

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMD state drinking water program

City served—

StateMaryland

ZIP—

CountyCaroline County

How does Colonel Richardson Mid & High School compare with other water systems in Caroline County?

By EPA's size categories, Colonel Richardson Mid & High School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Caroline County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is about 162% above the county average of 390 people per system, and accounts for 5.1% of the 19,890 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maryland, the 2,992 active systems average 1,947 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Colonel Richardson Mid & High School is about 138% above that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Maryland has 491 active non-transient non-community water systems, 16% of the state's 2,992 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,870 Maryland systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Colonel Richardson Mid & High School?

EPA lists Colonel Richardson Mid & High School as owned by a local government. The MD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 11 of the 51 active systems in Caroline County (22%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Colonel Richardson Mid & High School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2016. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-12-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-03-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-02-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2011-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Archived
1994-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 8 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Colonel Richardson Mid & High School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Colonel Richardson Mid & High School?

Colonel Richardson Mid & High School (PWSID MD1050002) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.

How many people does Colonel Richardson Mid & High School serve?

Colonel Richardson Mid & High School reports serving 1,022 people through 1 service connection in Caroline County, Maryland.

Where does Colonel Richardson Mid & High School get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Colonel Richardson Mid & High School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Colonel Richardson Mid & High School's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Colonel Richardson Mid & High School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Colonel Richardson Mid & High School is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Caroline County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Town of Denton	Caroline	4,500	Community	Groundwater
Town of Federalsburg	Caroline	2,450	Community	Groundwater
Town of Greensboro	Caroline	1,878	Community	Groundwater
Town of Ridgely	Caroline	1,600	Community	Groundwater
Royal Farms #135	Caroline	1,178	Transient non-community	Groundwater
North Caroline High School	Caroline	1,028	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Colonel Richardson Mid & High School, PWSID MD1050002, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/colonel-richardson-mid-high-school-md1050002 (data as of October 1, 2026).