Is North West Pump District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: New Castle

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	2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-25
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01

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
Copper	648.45 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1020 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	14.5 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	21/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.456 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.96 µg/L	19/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.204 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.46 µg/L	17/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00080 mg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
TTHM	4.16 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.42 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.0036 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.166 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	236 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	9/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.0036 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.166 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.6900 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7200 µg/L	6/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	91.6 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 95.6 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013
Chromium	3.08 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.021 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.03 pCi/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2019

68 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about North West Pump District

Is North West Pump District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in North West Pump District'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 North West Pump District's water?

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

How many people does North West Pump District serve?

North West Pump District reports serving 4,149 people, per its EPA record.

Has North West Pump District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for North West Pump District, of which 3 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.