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Town of Oxford

At a glance

Town of Oxford (PWSID MD0200005) is an active community water system in Talbot County, Maryland. It reports serving 726 people through 525 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

726

Service connections

525

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMD0200005

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served726

Service connections525

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMD state drinking water program

City served—

StateMaryland

ZIP—

CountyTalbot County

How does Town of Oxford compare with other water systems in Talbot County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Oxford is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Talbot County has 41 active public water systems, and Town of Oxford is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 701 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 28,743 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 Oxford 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 Oxford?

EPA lists Town of Oxford 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. 9 of the 41 active systems in Talbot County (22%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Oxford have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2003 and October 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2025-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2012-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2010-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2007-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
2006-01-23	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2003-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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 Oxford: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Oxford?

Town of Oxford (PWSID MD0200005) 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 Oxford serve?

Town of Oxford reports serving 726 people through 525 service connections in Talbot County, Maryland.

Where does Town of Oxford 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 Oxford have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Oxford'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Oxford's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Oxford 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 Talbot County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Easton Utilities	Talbot	17,357	Community	Groundwater
Town of St. Michaels	Talbot	2,650	Community	Groundwater
Highs Dairy Store	Talbot	1,909	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Runway Liquors	Talbot	720	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Martingham Utilities Cooperative	Talbot	675	Community	Groundwater
St. Michaels Market	Talbot	535	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, “Town of Oxford, PWSID MD0200005, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/town-of-oxford-md0200005 (data as of October 1, 2026).