Overview
EWG's drinking water quality report for Delaware shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in Delaware and provided to EWG by the Delaware Health and Social Services - Division of Public Health.
Large utilities in Delaware
Below are utilities in Delaware serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically.
| Utility | Location | People Served |
|---|
| Artesian Water Company | Newark, DE | 301,000 |
| Camden District | Dover, DE | 17,208 |
| Dover Air Force Base | Dover, DE | 11,000 |
| Dover Water Department | Dover, DE | 39,491 |
| Garrison Lake Pump District | Dover, DE | 13,467 |
| Middletown Water Department | Middletown, DE | 17,700 |
| Newark Water Department | Newark, DE | 40,000 |
| Rehoboth District | Dover, DE | 29,661 |
| Smyrna Water Department | Smyrna, DE | 11,813 |
| South Bethany | Newark, DE | 13,511 |
| Veolia Delaware Operations | Wilmington, DE | 100,495 |
| Wilmington Water Department | Wilmington, DE | 107,976 |
Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of July 2021 to June 2024 in Delaware
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|
| Home Town Village Of Cool Branch | Seaford, DE | 654 | 20 |
| Hilltop Trailer Park | Denton, DE | 65 | 3 |
| Stockley Center | Georgetown, DE | 749 | 2 |
| Oak Grove Estates | Dover, DE | 150 | 2 |
| Villas of Grandview | Dover, DE | 108 | 2 |
| Countryside Estates | Smyrna, DE | 50 | 1 |
| Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park | Seaford, DE | 222 | 1 |
| Forest Park | Millsboro, DE | 46 | 1 |
| County Seat Gardens | Georgetown, DE | 297 | 1 |
| Greenwood Country Retirement | Greenwood, DE | 50 | 1 |
| Woodlands Of Millsboro Pump District | Dover, DE | 171 | 1 |
| Barkers Landing | Magnolia, DE | 498 | 1 |
Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of July 2021 to June 2024 in Delaware
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|
Contaminants found in Delaware above health guidelines
| Found above health guidelines | Found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | # of Utilities | People Served |
Contaminants found in Delaware above legal limits
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served |
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