Public water system record
Frederica Water Department
Serves Frederica, Kent County, DE · 950 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Frederica Water Department in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Frederica Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, August 2006.
- Record on file since 1993, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 569 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Active |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Frederica Water Department go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (10 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 5 |
| 2000s | 8 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 2006, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Delaware regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Frederica Water Department and issued 2 boil water orders between 1994 and 2006, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2006 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 7, 2006 | Delaware | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 29, 1994 | Delaware | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Frederica Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Frederica 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.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells