Public water system record
Town of Oxford
Serves Oxford, Talbot County, MD · 726 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Oxford 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
- 4
Key facts
- Town of Oxford draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Maryland, October 2003.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 380 unknown out of 380 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, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Oxford go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2012, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0125 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01195 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 23, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Maryland regulators issued 1 boil water order to Town of Oxford in 2003. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2003 | Maryland | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of Oxford draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Oxford 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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