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Lead in Delaware

Of the 126 water suppliers tested for Lead in Delaware, 1 exceeded the lead action level (0.8%).

0.8%
of suppliers exceeded the lead action level
126
suppliers tested

What is Lead?

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water suppliers

Lead value per supplier, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Suppliers that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SupplierCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
Lewes Board of Public Works Lewes 9,627 0.0230 mg/L
Sand Hill Acres Georgetown 384 0.0137 mg/L
Winterthur Winterthur 687 0.0120 mg/L
Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park — 325 0.0115 mg/L
Carey Estates, Llc Millsboro 312 0.0115 mg/L
Silver View Farm Rehoboth Beach 398 0.0110 mg/L
Villagebrook Middletown 847 0.0109 mg/L
Country Living Mobile Court Millsboro 255 0.0103 mg/L
Long Neck Village Millsboro 345 0.0082 mg/L
Messick'S Mhc Llc System 5 Harrington 97 0.0077 mg/L
Milton Water Department Milton 3,200 0.0072 mg/L
Hunters Run New Castle 683 0.0070 mg/L
Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc Dover 305 0.0070 mg/L
Carpenters Row Montchanin 60 0.0070 mg/L
Sussex Shores Water Company Bethany Beach 12,450 0.0069 mg/L
Cherry Creek Valley Dewey Beach 78 0.0069 mg/L
Pine Ridge Mobile Home Park Seaford 222 0.0068 mg/L
Dagsboro Water Dept Dagsboro 934 0.0060 mg/L
Tall Pines Resort Community sys1 Lewes 538 0.0059 mg/L
County Seat Gardens Georgetown 297 0.0054 mg/L
Glasgow Pines Ii New Castle 235 0.0053 mg/L
Angola Beach Estates Lewes 1,400 0.0052 mg/L
Laurel Village Mhc Laurel 918 0.0051 mg/L
Quillens Point Ocean View 150 0.0050 mg/L
Bethany Beach Water Department Bethany Beach 12,000 0.0049 mg/L
Love Creek Mhc Lewes 210 0.0044 mg/L
Brumbley'S Family Park Milton 48 0.0041 mg/L
Messick'S Mhc Llc System 2 Harrington 36 0.0041 mg/L
Stage Village Mhc Delmar 93 0.0037 mg/L
Fish Hook Mobile Home Park Georgetown 72 0.0037 mg/L
Messick'S Mhc Llc System 3 Harrington 45 0.0031 mg/L
Bayshore Mobile Home Park Ocean View 533 0.0025 mg/L
Cape Windsor Community Association Inc Fenwick Island 600 0.0022 mg/L
Camden Wyoming Sewer and Water Authority Camden-Wyoming 5,000 0.0021 mg/L
Veolia Water Delaware, Inc New Castle 100,495 0.0020 mg/L
Dover Water Department Dover 39,491 0.0020 mg/L
Mallard Lakes Fenwick Island 1,500 0.0014 mg/L
Cecil Woods Mobile Home Park Wtp — 285 0.0013 mg/L
Long Neck Water Company Millsboro 11,000 0.0011 mg/L
Colonial Estates Mobile Home Park Millsboro 165 0.0011 mg/L
Newark Water Department Newark 40,000 0.0010 mg/L
Sunlake Terrace Water Systems Davenport 1,000 0.0010 mg/L
New Market Village Ellendale 321 0.00084 mg/L
Baywood Greens Millsboro 909 0.00070 mg/L
Rehoboth Bay Community Rehoboth Beach 1,575 0.00069 mg/L
Home Town Village of Cool Branch Seaford 654 0.00067 mg/L
Serenity Manor Estates Felton 110 0.00067 mg/L
Seaglass at Rehoboth Beach Rehoboth Beach 674 0.00058 mg/L
South Ashmere Water Association Inc Hinsdale 150 0.00055 mg/L
Wilmington Water Department Wilmington 107,976 0.0 mg/L
Dewey Beach Water Department Dewey Beach 31,000 0.0 mg/L
Rehoboth Beach Water Department Rehoboth Beach 25,000 0.0 mg/L
Middletown Water Department Middletown 17,700 0.0 mg/L
Smyrna Water Department Smyrna 11,813 0.0 mg/L
Milford Water Department Milford 9,800 0.0 mg/L
Millsboro Water Department Millsboro 8,568 0.0 mg/L
Georgetown Water Department Georgetown 7,259 0.0 mg/L
Seaford Water Department Seaford 6,699 0.0 mg/L
Bridgeville Water Department Bridgeville 6,000 0.0 mg/L
Municipal Services Commission New Castle 5,549 0.0 mg/L
Laurel Water Department Laurel 3,984 0.0 mg/L
Harrington Water Department Harrington 3,562 0.0 mg/L
Elkton West — 3,500 0.0 mg/L
Willow Grove Mill Middletown 3,090 0.0 mg/L
Mountain Hill Water Company — 2,154 0.0 mg/L
Felton Water Department Felton 1,591 0.0 mg/L
Parkside Middletown 1,467 0.0 mg/L
Blades, Town of Seaford 1,200 0.0 mg/L
Frederica Water Department Frederica 1,100 0.0 mg/L
Greenwood Water Department Greenwood 973 0.0 mg/L
Pine Hills — 953 0.0 mg/L
Dove Run Middletown 909 0.0 mg/L
Holly Hill Estates Smyrna 831 0.0 mg/L
Port Deposit — 725 0.0 mg/L
Cedar Village Llc Lincoln 600 0.0 mg/L
Henlopen Acres, Town of Rehoboth Beach 522 0.0 mg/L
Fox Pointe Subdivision Cheswold 500 0.0 mg/L
Barkers Landing Magnolia 498 0.0 mg/L
Harbor View — 437 0.0 mg/L
Parkwood Estates Plant City 430 0.0 mg/L
Magnolia Water Department Magnolia 425 0.0 mg/L
Carpenters Point Water Co. — 400 0.0 mg/L
Kingsmill New Castle 381 0.0 mg/L
St Andrews Apartments Bear 360 0.0 mg/L
Greater Ellendale Water District Ellendale 350 0.0 mg/L
Shawns Hideaway System #1 Millsboro 341 0.0 mg/L
Ascot Landing Subdivision Newark 338 0.0 mg/L
Avalon Woods Owners Assoc Inc Georgetown 306 0.0 mg/L
St Andrews Apartment New Addition Bear 272 0.0 mg/L
Evergreen Post Acute Smyrna 256 0.0 mg/L
Dover Air Park Dover 252 0.0 mg/L
Pepper Ridge Park Frankford 209 0.0 mg/L
Todds Mobile Court Seaford 189 0.0 mg/L
Angola Crest Ii Lewes 159 0.0 mg/L
Shady Acres Mobile Home Park Laurel 152 0.0 mg/L
Oak Grove Estates Little Creek 150 0.0 mg/L
Granada Mobile Home Court Magnolia 138 0.0 mg/L
Holiday Acres, Llc Dagsboro 132 0.0 mg/L
Willow Tree Properties Llc Dover 123 0.0 mg/L
Twin Maples Trailer Park Kenton 123 0.0 mg/L