What's in CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY's water?
CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 4,100, over 1,800 connections.
How this compares nationally
CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY has 19 violations on record in total, 12 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,634th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 87th percentile nationally.
How CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY compares within MD
MD's 93 covered systems average 3.3 health-based violations each; CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY carries 12, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 12 health-based violations on file for CITY OF POCOMOKE CITY - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.