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Delaware City Water Department (Awc)

Serves Delaware City, New Castle County, DE · 2,610 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Delaware City Water Department (Awc) in the last ten years.

  • DE0000566
  • NEWARK
  • DE
  • 2,610 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 19702
EPA system ID DE0000566

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Delaware City Water Department (Awc) draws water from 4 wells.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 15 lead and 180 unknown out of 1,563 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 1999

EPA's records for Delaware City Water Department (Awc) go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 2

Where the water comes from

Delaware City Water Department (Awc) draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Delaware City Water Department (Awc) 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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.

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