Public water system record
Dover Water Department
Serves Dover, Highland Acres, Kent Acres and 1 more place, Kent County, DE · 39,491 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Dover 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
- Dover Water Department draws water from 20 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, May 2006.
- Record on file since 1994, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,564 unknown out of 12,336 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 Dover Water Department go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (8 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began May 2006, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Delaware regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Dover Water Department between 1994 and 2006, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2006 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 11, 1994 | Delaware | Boil water order | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 22, 1994 | Delaware | Boil water order | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Dover Water Department draws water from 20 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems buy water from Dover Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Garrison Lake Pump District Dover, DE
- Lakeland/Beechwood Pump District Dover, DE
Annual water quality report
Dover 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