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Cumberland tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Cumberland. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Cumberland is served by 5 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 38,609 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 8 violations across the community water system(s) serving Cumberland, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
City Of Cumberland
27,039 served · surface water · PWSID MD0010008 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2013. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Eastern Region Allegany Distrib. System
5,703 served · surface water · PWSID MD0010005 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2003. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Western Region Allegany Distrib. System
4,955 served · surface water · PWSID MD0010009 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2003. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Southern Region Allegany Distrib. System
865 served · surface water · PWSID MD0010045 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 2003 and July 2009. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Brophytown Distribution System
47 served · surface water · PWSID MD0010038 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2003. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.