Public water system record
Artesian Water Company
Serves an area of New Castle County, DE that includes Hockessin, Bear, Glasgow and 8 more places · 231,114 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Artesian Water Company in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Artesian Water Company draws water from 62 wells (8 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, December 2020.
- Record on file since 2005, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 148 lead and 29,413 unknown out of 85,347 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Artesian Water Company go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Delaware regulators issued 1 boil water order to Artesian Water Company in 2020. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2020 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Artesian Water Company draws water from 62 wells (8 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Wilmington Water Department, Chester Water Authority and Middletown Water Department. It also has an emergency connection to Municipal Services Commission. 14 other community water systems and 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Artesian Water Company. 4 other public water systems have emergency, seasonal or other part-time connections to Artesian Water Company.
Buys water from
- Wilmington Water Department Wilmington, DE
- Chester Water Authority Chester, PA
- Middletown Water Department Middletown, DE
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Municipal Services Commission New Castle, DE
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ascot Landing Subdivision Bear, DE
- Dove Run Middletown, DE
- Elkton West Newark, DE
- Glasgow Pines II Bear, DE
- Hunters Run Bear, DE
- Kingsmill Bear, DE
- Meridian Crossing Apartments Bear, DE
- Middletown Water Department Middletown, DE
- Parkside Middletown, DE
- St Andrews Apartment New Addition Bear, DE
- St Andrews Apartments Bear, DE
- St Andrews Single Family Homes Bear, DE
- Town of Elkton Elkton, MD
- Willow Grove Mill Middletown, DE
Annual water quality report
Artesian Water Company 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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