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Long Neck Water Company

Serves an area of Sussex County, DE that includes Millsboro and Long Neck · 11,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Long Neck Water Company in the last ten years.

  • DE0000625
  • LONG NECK
  • DE
  • 11,000 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 19966
EPA system ID DE0000625

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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

  • Long Neck Water Company draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, July 2004.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 51 unknown out of 4,792 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 1996

EPA's records for Long Neck Water Company go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 4 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 2004, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2004 Resolved
Mercury
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2001 Archived
Mercury
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Archived

Enforcement actions

Delaware regulators issued 1 boil water order to Long Neck Water Company in 2004. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 29, 2004 Delaware Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Long Neck Water Company draws water from 8 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Long Neck Water Company 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

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