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Countryside Hamlet

Serves an area of Sussex County, DE that includes Frankford · 66 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Countryside Hamlet in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Revised Total Coliform Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • DE0000817
  • MILLSBORO
  • DE
  • 66 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 19966
EPA system ID DE0000817

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Countryside Hamlet draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, December 2025.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 45 unknown out of 45 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 22, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Countryside Hamlet go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (5 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 6 0
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2015, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1991 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Delaware regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Countryside Hamlet and issued 5 boil water orders between 1989 and 2025, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 22, 2025 Delaware Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 9, 1993 Delaware Boil water order 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Feb 9, 1993 Delaware Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 9, 1992 Delaware Boil water order 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 15, 1991 Delaware Boil water order 1 violation
Dec 1, 1989 Delaware Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Countryside Hamlet draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Countryside Hamlet 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Countryside Hamlet for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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