Wicomico, MD

Moderate Risk (43/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Wicomico in Maryland · Population: 104,117

Wicomico, MD is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 8 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 25 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 2.3M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 13 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

Population
104,117
TRI Facilities
8
Water Systems
25
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.3M lbs

Water Systems (25)

System Population Violations
CITY OF SALISBURY 30,343 0
CITY OF FRUITLAND 5,907 0
TOWN OF DELMAR 4,500 0
TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN 3,791 1
SWANN KEYS 1,764 0
TOWN OF PITTSVILLE 1,500 1
TOWN OF HEBRON 1,022 0
TOWN OF SHARPTOWN 625 2
STEEPLECHASE WATERWORKS 395 0
WESTSIDE MOBILE HOME PARK 300 0
EDEN MOBILE HOME PARK 250 0
CEDARHURST MOBILE HOME PARK 220 4
HOLLY OAK MOBILE HOME PARK 210 0
NAYLOR MILL VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 180 5
WALSTONS MOBILE HOME PARK 165 1
OAK RIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK 150 0
DORCHESTER COUNTRY ESTATES M.H.P. 118 0
HARBOUR LIGHT ESTATES COMMUNITY 95 2
PINE TREE MOBILE HOME PARK 91 2
BOH-NAK MOBILE HOME PARK 85 3
GATEWAY VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 60 0
BENNETT MOBILE HOME PARK 60 3
BAYSIDE VILLAGE 50 1
NORTHFIELD APARTMENTS 40 1
OAK TERRACE MOBILE HOME PARK LLC 30 1

TRI Facilities (8)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md 2.1M lbs
2 Plymouth Tube Co 180.6K lbs
3 Culpeper of Fruitland LLC 22.7K lbs
4 Perdue Foods LLC - Salisbury Processing Plant 1.2K lbs
5 Trinity Sterile 1.0K lbs
6 Spartech LLC 498 lbs
7 Long Life Treated Wood Inc 0 lbs
8 Oldcastle Lawn & Garden 0 lbs

Cities in Wicomico (4)

Salisbury
Pop: -
5 facilities · 9 water
Hebron
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Eden
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Pittsville
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Wicomico, Maryland?
Wicomico, MD has an environmental risk score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 8 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 25 water systems on record. 13 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Wicomico?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Wicomico, MD in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Wicomico?
Wicomico, MD has 8 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.3M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Wicomico?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Wicomico, MD. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Wicomico?
Wicomico, MD has 25 EPA-regulated water systems. 13 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Wicomico?
Environmental compliance in Wicomico, Maryland is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Maryland state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial