What's in OCEAN PINES's water?

OCEAN PINES's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 11,890, over 7,402 connections.

OCEAN PINES's record against the rest of the country

27 total violations and 0 health-based ones put OCEAN PINES at the 24th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 9,853 of 12,903.

Against the MD average

Among the 93 MD systems in this dataset, the average is 3.3 health-based violations - OCEAN PINES's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

OCEAN PINES's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.

What OCEAN PINES's record does not cover

OCEAN PINES'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. Between the utility's meter and OCEAN PINES's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,853th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.