Public water system record
Dewey Beach Water Department
Serves an area of Sussex County, DE that includes Dewey Beach · 31,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Dewey Beach 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
- Dewey Beach Water Department buys its water from Rehoboth Beach Water Department.
- Record on file since 2009, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,771 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 2009
EPA's records for Dewey Beach Water Department go back to 2009. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Dewey Beach Water Department buys its water from Rehoboth Beach Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Rehoboth Beach Water Department Rehoboth Beach, DE
Annual water quality report
Dewey Beach 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.
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