Is Shawns Hideaway System #1 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Sussex

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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
Copper	179.6 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	25/27	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	6395 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6400 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.335 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	20/27	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	6350 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6400 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	6/6	LCR	2024
Barium	69.8645 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 73.4 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	3.105 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.5000 pCi/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	3.7 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2019

60 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, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MUMFORD, TIMOTHY P.
Phone: 302-945-3133
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Shawns Hideaway System #1

Is Shawns Hideaway System #1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Shawns Hideaway System #1'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 Shawns Hideaway System #1's water?

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

How many people does Shawns Hideaway System #1 serve?

Shawns Hideaway System #1 reports serving 341 people in Delaware, per its EPA record.

Has Shawns Hideaway System #1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Shawns Hideaway System #1.

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.