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Public Drinking Water

Public water systems, serving at least 25 people, are required to maintain certain water quality standards. Delaware provides testing and analysis that is conducted at regular intervals to ensure the water delivered to a system's customers meets the appropriate standards.

Major Water Providers for Sussex County include:

Data presented below combine public water supplies for the selected geographic region, and only a selection are listed. For data specific to one public drinking water system, please visit Drinking Water Watch.

  • Artesian Water Company
  • Lewes Board Of Public Works
  • Tidewater Utilities
  • Town Of Selbyville

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Organic Chemicals

Atrazine

2017
MCL 3.0 μg/l
0.0
μg/l

Tetrachloroethylene

2018
MCL 5.0 μg/l
0.0
μg/l

Trichloroethylene

2012
MCL 5.0 μg/l
0.0
μg/l

Inorganic Chemicals

Arsenic

2011
MCL 0.01 mg/l
0.0
mg/l

Nitrate (NO2)

2016
MCL 10.0 mg/l
3.1
mg/l

Radionuclides

The number of tests for this location are insufficient to make conclusions about radionuclides.

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