Is Smyrna Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0069 µg/L	4/6	2024
PFOA	0.0098 µg/L	4/6	2024
Pfhxa	0.0045 µg/L	3/6	2024
PFOS	0.0067 µg/L	3/6	2024
Pfpea	0.0047 µg/L	2/6	2024

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
Fluoride	1539.86 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2124.4 µg/L	302/303	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	618.7 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2480 µg/L	238/245	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	5180.8 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5800 µg/L	172/190	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	5179.38 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5800 µg/L	86/95	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.293 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	75/99	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	35.276 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 48.3 µg/L	73/90	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.7 µg/L	71/99	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	9.46 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	69/245	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	5.636 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.17 µg/L	67/99	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	11.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39.4 µg/L	66/99	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.0388 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.118 µg/L	49/88	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.4534 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.868 µg/L	37/88	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.06675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.764 µg/L	36/88	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Barium	119.94 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 124.3 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.1381 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.22 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.2890 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2900 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	1.56 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Chlordane	0.2805 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2900 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.0095 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0097 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.3548 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.372 µg/L	2/88	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/88	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	1.2 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Lasso	0.0360 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.5700 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/99	SYR4	2013–2019

76 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MITCHELL, JACOB
Phone: 302-388-5008
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Smyrna Water Department

Is Smyrna Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 30 contaminants in Smyrna 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 Smyrna Water Department's water?

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

How many people does Smyrna Water Department serve?

Smyrna Water Department reports serving 11,813 people in Delaware, per its EPA record.

Has Smyrna Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Smyrna Water Department, of which 0 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.