Public water system record
Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc
Serves an area of Kent County, DE that includes Dover · 305 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 29 unknown out of 142 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Active |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (2 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began May 2008, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Delaware regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc between 1986 and 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2008 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc for a copy.
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 Delaware.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells