Worcester, MD

Low Risk (16/100)

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 Worcester in Maryland · Population: 53,279

Worcester, MD is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 1 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facility, 18 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 16/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 0 lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 9 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
53,279
TRI Facilities
1
Water Systems
18
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
0 lbs

Water Systems (18)

System Population 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 (1)

Snow Hill
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Worcester, Maryland?
Worcester, MD has an environmental risk score of 16/100 (Low Risk), based on 1 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 18 water systems on record. 9 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Worcester?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Worcester, MD in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Worcester?
Worcester, MD has 1 TRI-reporting facility on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Worcester?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Worcester, 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 Worcester?
Worcester, MD has 18 EPA-regulated water systems. 9 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 Worcester?
Environmental compliance in Worcester, 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