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Home Town Village of Cool Branch

Serves an area of Sussex County, DE that includes Seaford · 654 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Home Town Village of Cool Branch in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.

  • DE00A0377
  • SEAFORD
  • DE
  • 654 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 19973
EPA system ID DE00A0377

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Home Town Village of Cool Branch draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 11.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2024.
  • Record on file since 2013, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 81 unknown out of 324 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
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.55 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Sep 1, 2023 Resolved Yes
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jan 13, 2023 Resolved Yes

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 10, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 2013

EPA's records for Home Town Village of Cool Branch go back to 2013. 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
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 3 1

What the violations mean

Nitrate

3 incidents

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome

Where the water comes from

Home Town Village of Cool Branch draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Home Town Village of Cool Branch 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

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