Wicomico County, MD
The federal environmental record for Wicomico County (population 104,800): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
8
TRI facilities
1
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Wicomico with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF SALISBURY MD0220004 | PFOS: 20 ng/L PFBS: 6.2 ng/L PFHxS: 6.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF FRUITLAND MD0220008 | PFOS: 4.1 ng/L PFHxS: 4 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
8 facilities in Wicomico filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 296k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERDUE AGRIBUSINESS LLC - SALISBURY MD | SALISBURY | n-Hexane, Cyclohexane | 268k lb |
| PLYMOUTH TUBE CO | SALISBURY | 1-Bromopropane, Chromium | 23k lb |
| CULPEPER OF FRUITLAND LLC | EDEN | Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3k lb |
| PERDUE FOODS LLC - SALISBURY PROCESSING PLANT | SALISBURY | Peracetic acid | 1k lb |
| TRINITY STERILE | SALISBURY | Ethylene oxide | 250 lb |
| SPARTECH LLC | SALISBURY | Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Zinc compounds | 93 lb |
| OLDCASTLE LAWN & GARDEN | PITTSVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| LONG LIFE TREATED WOOD INC | HEBRON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 470 tank facilities in Wicomico: 184 tanks in service and 1,472 closed. 433 fuel releases are on record, of which 1 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Wicomico as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Wicomico, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ELITE/FREE STATE/STAR CLEANERSDELMAR
- KOPPERS CO SALISBURYSALISBURY
- MORRIS MILL TCE SITESALISBURY