Is Blades, 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-03-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-05-01 → 2021-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-05-01 → 2021-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-05-01 → 2021-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-05-01 → 2021-05-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01

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	4900 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5000 µg/L	176/176	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1288.37 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1830 µg/L	103/103	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	4900 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5000 µg/L	87/87	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	816.2 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1430 µg/L	33/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	13.24 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 20.3 µg/L	23/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	3.752 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.36 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Bromodichloromethane	4.056 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.49 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.9195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.07 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	8.398 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 8.54 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	132.165 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 132.3 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2015
Chromium	1.655 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2015
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.778 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.82 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.157 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.267 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5.43 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	0.6145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6200 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.175 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.2 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.3695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.41 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Cyanide	116 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.3500 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.2000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.9600 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2014–2019

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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GREGOR, CRYSTAL
Phone: 302-629-7366
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Blades, Town of

Is Blades, Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Blades, 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 Blades, Town of's water?

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

How many people does Blades, Town of serve?

Blades, Town of reports serving 1,200 people in Delaware, per its EPA record.

Has Blades, Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for Blades, Town of, of which 3 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.