Is Harbor View Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-04-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-04-01
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-01-01 → 2005-12-31

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	654 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	46/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	6.06 pCi/L 121% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 7 pCi/L	33/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	15.075 pCi/L 100% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 27.9 pCi/L	30/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2024
Gross Beta Particle Activity	20.29 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31 pCi/L	19/21	SYR4	2012–2016
Bromoform	3.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.09 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromochloromethane	2.2415 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	13.055 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 14.3 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.1935 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.21 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	114.92 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 117 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	3.285 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.1695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.21 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2014
Mercury	0.1984 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2000 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	8.9 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	2.1 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Beryllium, Total	0.2300 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2012–2017
Cadmium	0.1200 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2012–2014
Nitrate-Nitrite	550 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Thallium, Total	0.1600 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018

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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: OWENS, WILLIAM
Phone: 302-453-6900
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Harbor View

Is Harbor View tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Harbor View'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 Harbor View's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Lead, Gross Beta Particle Activity, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Harbor View serve?

Harbor View reports serving 437 people in Delaware, per its EPA record.

Has Harbor View had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 48 violations on file for Harbor View, of which 13 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.