Public water system record
Messick's MHC LLC System 3
On record as serving Harrington, Kent County, DE · Serves 45 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Messick's MHC LLC System 3 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
- 2
Key facts
- Messick's MHC LLC System 3 draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Delaware, June 2013.
- Record on file since 2012, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 24 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2012
EPA's records for Messick's MHC LLC System 3 go back to 2012. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Delaware regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Messick's MHC LLC System 3 and issued 4 boil water orders between 2012 and 2013, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2013 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 27, 2013 | Delaware | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Public Notice |
| Dec 24, 2012 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 8, 2012 | Delaware | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 3, 2012 | Delaware | Boil water order | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Messick's MHC LLC System 3 draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Messick's MHC LLC System 3 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 Messick's MHC LLC System 3 for a copy.
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