Is Greenwood Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-10-01 → 2005-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-10-01 → 2005-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-10-01 → 2005-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-10-01 → 1999-10-31

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	10100 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 10700 µg/L	472/654	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1209.2 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2858.8 µg/L	308/331	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	10100 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 10700 µg/L	236/327	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	89.3 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	23/23	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	8.219 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.31 µg/L	8/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2023
Bromodichloromethane	4.667 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.82 µg/L	7/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.742 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.91 µg/L	7/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	16.98 µg/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	7/23	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	16.105 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 16.57 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.9675 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.04 µg/L	6/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.484 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.905 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.9226 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11.188 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5112 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.609 pCi/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2016
Barium	276.99 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 280 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2016
Chromium	0.6900 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.3740 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3800 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2016
Tetrachloroethylene	0.5195 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5200 µg/L	2/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.1066 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.283 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Atrazine	0.0330 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2016
Beryllium, Total	0.7000 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2016
Bromoform	0.5300 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	99 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.29 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019

52 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, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SLATER, RHIANNON
Phone: 302-349-4534
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Greenwood Water Department

Is Greenwood Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Greenwood Water Department'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 Greenwood Water Department's water?

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

How many people does Greenwood Water Department serve?

Greenwood Water Department reports serving 973 people in Delaware, per its EPA record.

Has Greenwood Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 33 violations on file for Greenwood Water Department, of which 15 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.