Public water system record
Newark Water Department
Serves Newark, New Castle County, DE · 40,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Newark 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
- Newark Water Department draws water from 4 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, November 2014.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,512 unknown out of 8,962 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 1992
EPA's records for Newark Water Department go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Newark Water Department in 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2014 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Newark Water Department draws water from 4 wells and 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Newark Water Department.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Veolia Water Delaware, Inc Wilmington, DE
Annual water quality report
Newark 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