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Evergreen Post Acute

On record as serving Smyrna, Kent County, DE · Serves 256 people

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Evergreen Post Acute in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.

  • DE0000841
  • SMYRNA
  • DE
  • 256 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 19977
EPA system ID DE0000841

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Evergreen Post Acute draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6.42 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2000.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.

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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
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.365 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.84 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.42 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 24, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Evergreen Post Acute go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 4 1

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Evergreen Post Acute in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 6, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

5 incidents

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Evergreen Post Acute draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Evergreen Post Acute 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 Evergreen Post Acute for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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