Worcester, MD
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.
Environmental data for Worcester in Maryland · Population: 53,279
TRI sites such as Tyson Farms Inc Feed Mill Snow Hill; SDWIS systems such as TOWN OF OCEAN CITY; OCEAN PINES; MYSTIC HARBOUR anchor Worcester, MD's EPA extract. Derived burden score 16/100 (Low Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Worcester include TOWN OF OCEAN CITY; CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY; TOWN OF SNOW HILL, while Tyson Farms Inc Feed Mill Snow Hill leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 16/100 (Low Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Worcester -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Water Systems (18)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| TOWN OF OCEAN CITY | 30,000 | 1 |
| OCEAN PINES | 11,890 | 0 |
| MYSTIC HARBOUR | 5,945 | 0 |
| TOWN OF BERLIN | 4,500 | 0 |
| CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY | 4,100 | 9 |
| TOWN OF SNOW HILL | 2,409 | 8 |
| RIDDLE FARM | 500 | 0 |
| NANTUCKET POINT(DISTRIBUTION-DELAWARE) | 500 | 0 |
| NEWARK | 325 | 0 |
| BRIDDLETOWN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | 150 | 0 |
| RIVERVIEW MOBILE HOME PARK | 150 | 0 |
| ST. MARTINS BY THE BAY | 120 | 1 |
| BEST RENTAL HOUSING, INC. | 68 | 1 |
| DELMARVA MOBILE HOME PARK | 62 | 0 |
| SUNSET LAKES LLC | 48 | 1 |
| BB APARTMENTS (PREV WOC VILLAGE APTS) | 40 | 1 |
| PIN OAK APARTMENTS | 40 | 1 |
| FOUR SEASONS PARK INC. | 25 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (1)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyson Farms Inc Feed Mill Snow Hill | 0 lbs |
Cities in Worcester (6)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.