Edesville
EPA ID: MD0140009 · 296 people served · 1 ZIP code
ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Edesville (MD0140009): 1 EPA violation in the last five years. Water monitoring history for Edesville includes 1 violation, each addressed and closed - the system holds no active EPA enforcement today for its 296 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Edesville Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Edesville serves a community with a median household income of $87,778 and an estimated 2,400 residents across its service area. Approximately 63% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Edesville's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
Infrastructure Risk
Detected Contaminants
How Edesville compares to EPA limits
What This Means For You
Surface Water Treatment Rule at 1 mg/L exceeds the EPA maximum of mg/L.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Maryland
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Edesville (EPA ID: MD0140009) is a community water system in Maryland that serves approximately 296 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 21661 in Rock Hall.
Violation History
Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 1 resolved, 0 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.
Recent Violations
| Date | Contaminant | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2023 | Surface Water Treatment Rule | Non-health-based | Resolved |
Contaminants Detected
The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:
| Contaminant | Category | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Treatment Failure | 1 | No |
Lead & Copper
No reported lead measurement appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. Absence of a reported measurement is not a measured zero.
No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by MD or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 21661 - Rock Hall
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Edesville (MD0140009) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Edesville water safe to drink?
The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Edesville; its 1 accepted 2021-2026 record are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.
How many people does Edesville serve?
Edesville serves approximately 296 people across 1 ZIP code in Maryland.
Where does Edesville get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to cite this page
ZipCheckup. (n.d.). Edesville (MD): 1 EPA Violation. https://zipcheckup.com/water-system/md0140009/
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