DOVER WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID: DE0000571 · Dover, DE · Serves 39,491 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), DOVER WATER DEPARTMENT (PWSID DE0000571) in Dover, DE is listed as a CWS water system covering about 39,491 people. The same extract lists 2 health-based violation records spanning 2023-2023. Those 2 health-based rows for DOVER WATER DEPARTMENT cover contaminants such as Manganese; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
DOVER WATER DEPARTMENT has 2 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Manganese. Recorded violations span 2023–2023. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Delaware drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Delaware state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- DE0000571
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Dover, DE
- Population Served
- 39,491
- Health Violations
- Yes (2)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 2 | 2 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest DOVER WATER DEPARTMENT on cumulative violation count (2) and EPA-reported population served (39,491). Violation-count peers include SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE, REDBY/RED LAKE, Kickapoo Traditional Tribe. Population peers include HILO, WESTERN WATER COMPANY, BELLA VISTA POA.
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About This Data
DOVER WATER DEPARTMENT (DE0000571) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Health-based rows in this extract are MCL and Treatment Technique records spanning 2023-2023 covering Manganese. Historical registry entries, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.