Public water system · MD0090005
ActiveTown of Hurlock
At a glance
Town of Hurlock (PWSID MD0090005) is an active community water system in Dorchester County, Maryland. It reports serving 2,150 people through 920 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,150
Service connections
920
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Hurlock compare with other water systems in Dorchester County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Hurlock is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dorchester County has 70 active public water systems, and Town of Hurlock is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.1 times the county average of 351 people per system, and accounts for 8.8% of the 24,534 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maryland, the 2,992 active systems average 1,947 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Hurlock is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Maryland has 422 active community water systems, 14% 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 Town of Hurlock?
EPA lists Town of Hurlock 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. 10 of the 70 active systems in Dorchester County (14%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Hurlock have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between June 1988 and October 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1988-06-02 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
All 10 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.
Town of Hurlock: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Hurlock?
Town of Hurlock (PWSID MD0090005) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Hurlock serve?
Town of Hurlock reports serving 2,150 people through 920 service connections in Dorchester County, Maryland.
Where does Town of Hurlock 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 Town of Hurlock have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Town of Hurlock'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 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Hurlock's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Hurlock must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Dorchester County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cambridge Water | Dorchester | 15,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| N. Dorchester Middle & High Schools | Dorchester | 1,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Town of Secretary | Dorchester | 535 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Vienna | Dorchester | 460 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of East New Market | Dorchester | 400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bonnie Brook | Dorchester | 390 | 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, “Town of Hurlock, PWSID MD0090005, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/town-of-hurlock-md0090005 (data as of October 1, 2026).