Public water system record
Bethany Beach Water Department
Serves Bethany Beach, Sussex County, DE · 12,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Bethany Beach Water Department 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
- Bethany Beach Water Department draws water from 4 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,082 unknown out of 3,447 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 1994
EPA's records for Bethany Beach Water Department go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Bethany Beach Water Department draws water from 4 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Bethany Bay Pump District. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Bethany Beach Water Department.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Bethany Bay Pump District Dover, DE
Annual water quality report
Bethany Beach Water Department 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