Public water system record
City of Cumberland
Serves Cumberland, Allegany County, MD · 27,039 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Cumberland in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of Cumberland draws water from 1 reservoir.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maryland, March 1991.
- Record on file since 1996, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8,916 unknown out of 8,922 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for City of Cumberland go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2003, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 29, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Cumberland in 1991. The most recent was a boil water order in March 1991.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1991 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
City of Cumberland draws water from 1 reservoir. 5 other community water systems buy water from City of Cumberland.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bel Air - Pinto Distribution System Dunkirk, MD
- Eastern Region Allegany Distrib. System Cumberland, MD
- Highland Estates Distribution System Dunkirk, MD
- Lavale Sanitary Commission Lavale, MD
- Town of Ridgeley Ridgeley, WV
Annual water quality report
City of Cumberland must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Maryland.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells