Is Henlopen Acres, Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Sussex

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-29
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-07-25
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1995-08-08
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1995-08-08
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1995-08-08
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-01-01 → 1995-08-08
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	1994-01-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	1500 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1500 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1405 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1600 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	397.5 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 430 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.0675 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0770 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlordane	0.6820 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7600 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.8125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.21 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.88 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.7574 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.77 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	1.63 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	4.571 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.66 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.7574 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.77 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.2695 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2700 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	57 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Bromodichloromethane	0.5300 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.6 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.05 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.2200 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Endrin	0.0100 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.1 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDichloroacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCCLURE, ALEX (SUNNY)
Phone: 302-227-1120
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Henlopen Acres, Town of

Is Henlopen Acres, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Henlopen Acres, Town of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Henlopen Acres, Town of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Fluoride, Copper, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Henlopen Acres, Town of serve?

Henlopen Acres, Town of reports serving 522 people in Delaware, per its EPA record.

Has Henlopen Acres, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Henlopen Acres, Town of, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.