LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID: DE0000597 · Laurel, DE · Serves 3,984 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT (PWSID DE0000597) in Laurel, DE is listed as a CWS water system covering about 3,984 people. The same extract lists 3 health-based violation records spanning 2017-2019. Those 3 health-based rows for LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT cover contaminants such as Manganese, pH, Iron; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT has 3 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. 3 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Manganese, pH, Iron. Recorded violations span 2017–2019. 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)
- DE0000597
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Laurel, DE
- Population Served
- 3,984
- Health Violations
- Yes (3)
What contaminants are in this water system?
Violation History (3)
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT on cumulative violation count (3) and EPA-reported population served (3,984). Violation-count peers include Mohegan Tribal Utility Authority, RED CLIFF NORTH, Tesuque Pueblo. Population peers include NORTHAMPTON--LAKE GASTON, KING GEORGE CO. COURTHOUSE, HAYDEN TOWN OF.
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About This Data
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT (DE0000597) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include DEWEY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT; REHOBOTH BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT; SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY; BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT. Health-based rows (3 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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