Public water system record
Dover Air Force Base
Serves Dover, Kent County, DE · 11,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Dover Air Force Base 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 Air Force Base draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, September 1986.
- Record on file since 1997, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 102 unknown out of 290 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 1997
EPA's records for Dover Air Force Base go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2004, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Delaware regulators issued 1 boil water order to Dover Air Force Base in 1986. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1986.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1986 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Dover Air Force Base draws water from 4 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Camden Pump District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Camden Pump District Dover, DE
Annual water quality report
Dover Air Force Base 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