Public water system record
Slaughter Beach PWS
Serves Slaughter Beach, Sussex County, DE · 846 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Slaughter Beach PWS 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
- Slaughter Beach PWS draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, December 2012.
- Record on file since 2012, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5 unknown out of 299 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 2012
EPA's records for Slaughter Beach PWS go back to 2012. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began December 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Delaware regulators issued 1 boil water order to Slaughter Beach PWS in 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2012 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Slaughter Beach PWS draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Slaughter Beach PWS 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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