Public water system profile

City of Salisbury

Explore available public water records for City of Salisbury (PWSID MD0220004). Find annual reports, results listed in those reports, official sources, and clear notes about what the records can and cannot show. This page does not show conditions at a specific tap.

System Snapshot

Available system-level context

This snapshot shows the identity and context fields currently available for City of Salisbury (PWSID MD0220004). Read it with the source links and limitations below.

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System identity

PWSID
MD0220004
State
Maryland
Linked communities
Salisbury
County context
Not listed in current record
System type
Community water system
Source water
Groundwater from a shallow unconfined Coastal Plain aquifer
Population served context
30,343
Service connections
Not listed in current record
Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Data updated
2026-07-15

Maryland's reviewed system record lists 30,343 people and 10,501 residential (RS) connections for PWSID MD0220004. The connection count is not displayed as an unqualified total. The Salisbury relationship supports navigation and does not establish service for a specific address.

Read these as system-level fields from reviewed public records. Confirm provider and address-specific questions with official utility, city, state, or EPA sources.

Report-Listed Rows

Report-listed rows summarized from the latest reviewed report

2 report-listed rows are summarized for City of Salisbury. A listed row is not the same thing as a current advisory or household tap result.

Report year
2025
Rows summarized
2
Source tables represented
1
Scope
Past reporting period
Report-row preview from the latest reviewed report for City of Salisbury
Substance and testing periodReported valueRange in reportLimit or standardSource tableReport-printed status
BariumTesting period: 20250.170 ppmLevel found0.170MCL: 2; MCLG: 2Annual Contaminants Monitoring Report - Detected Regulated ContaminantsPage 3Typical source, as printed: Discharge of drilling wastes; metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits.Violation: NO, as printed for this sample period
Nitrate (as Nitrogen)Testing period: 20255.9 ppmLevel found3.3 - 5.9MCL: 10; MCLG: 10Annual Contaminants Monitoring Report - Detected Regulated ContaminantsPage 3Typical source, as printed: Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits.Violation: NO, as printed for this sample period

Report row

Barium

Range in report
0.170 ppm
Level found
0.170 ppm
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MCL: 2; MCLG: 2
Report-printed status
Violation: NO, as printed for this sample period

Source · Page 3

Annual Contaminants Monitoring Report - Detected Regulated Contaminants

Typical source, as printed: Discharge of drilling wastes; metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits.

Report row

Nitrate (as Nitrogen)

Range in report
3.3 - 5.9 ppm
Level found
5.9 ppm
Testing period
2025
Sites above action level
Not applicable to this summarized entry
Limit or standard
MCL: 10; MCLG: 10
Report-printed status
Violation: NO, as printed for this sample period

Source · Page 3

Annual Contaminants Monitoring Report - Detected Regulated Contaminants

Typical source, as printed: Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits.

Source report notes

Source: City of Salisbury 2025 Water Quality Report. Retrieved 2026-07-15.

  • Applies to: Barium

    The source level cell prints 0.170 ppm. Violation: NO is limited to this 2025 row and is not a current compliance, advisory, or safety conclusion.

  • Applies to: Nitrate (as Nitrogen)

    The source prints 5.9 ppm with Annual Range 3.3 - 5.9. Violation: NO is limited to this 2025 row and is not a current compliance, advisory, or safety conclusion.

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Violation Records

Violation records shown on this page

This section shows 0 system-scoped violation detail records currently included for City of Salisbury. Annual reports and current notices can use different timing and terminology.

No system-scoped violation detail records are included in the available reviewed records for this system. This is not an official compliance finding. Check the official utility, state, or EPA source for current compliance and notice information.

Source notes for this system mention violation-related context, but this page does not currently display separate system-scoped violation detail records.

Important limitation

Profile summary note

This page summarizes public records reviewed by this site. It does not replace official notices, utility updates, or state drinking water information.

System profile limitations

  • The bounded preview shows only Barium and Nitrate (as Nitrogen) from the 2025 report. Both rows print Violation: NO for the report period; that wording is not a current compliance, advisory, or tap-level conclusion.
  • Two of eighteen material table rows are modeled. Other regulated, legacy-period, Lead/Copper, disinfectant/by-product, and unregulated PFAS entries remain in the linked source.
  • The report describes eleven wells in a shallow unconfined Coastal Plain aquifer, with three wells drawing from deeper paleochannel sediments. This system-level source description does not determine conditions at a specific tap.
  • The report includes stale wording that describes PFAS limits as proposed. That narrative is not reused as current regulatory context, and PFAS rows are excluded from the bounded preview.
  • Maryland lists 10,501 residential (RS) connections. The generic service-connection field remains absent rather than treating that category as a reviewed all-connection total.
  • The Salisbury relationship supports navigation only and does not prove the provider for every address. Confirm service with a bill, utility account, City source, or Maryland record.
  • Annual-report values describe a reporting period. Use the City Water Works and Maryland Water Supply Program paths for current instructions; this site does not assert whether an active notice exists or make a current safe/unsafe conclusion.
  • This page shows summarized entries from the available report. It does not include a complete contaminant or violation table.
  • Missing fields are not findings. They mean the field is not shown on this page from the records currently available.
  • This page summarizes available public records. It may not include every update, notice, or urgent official advisory.
  • Address-level service can vary. Confirm the serving provider with a bill, account portal, utility, city, or state source.

Latest Reviewed Report

Latest reviewed report found by this site

The 2025 report found for City of Salisbury summarizes a past reporting period. It is not a live alert page.

Utility reportReport data updated:

2025 Water Quality Report

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The 2025 report link is available for City of Salisbury. Use the linked source report for the full table, definitions, footnotes, and official context. This page includes summarized entries from the available report. They are not a complete copy of the report table.

Report year
2025
Summarized entries shown
2
Source name
City of Salisbury 2025 Water Quality Report
Source retrieved
2026-07-15
Last reviewed
2026-07-15

Use the linked source report for the full table, definitions, footnotes, and official context.

Data coverage

This page summarizes selected public records for this public water system. It may not include every report, update, current notice, or address-level service detail.

Latest reviewed report
2025 report link found
Report-listed rows
2 summarized report entries shown
Detailed violation records
No detailed system-scoped records displayed
Population served
Listed from reviewed source
Service connections
Not listed in current record
City context
Salisbury
County context
Not listed in current record

Local Context

City and state context for this system

City of Salisbury is linked here to Salisbury for navigation. That relationship does not confirm the provider for a specific address; use a bill, utility portal, or official lookup source.

Linked local context

Linked communities
Salisbury
County context
Not listed in current record
State context
Maryland

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