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Water system · PWSID DE0000552

ARTESIAN WATER COMPANY

NEWARK, DE · ~231,114 people served

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47
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

DE0000552

State

Delaware

City

NEWARK

Population served

231,114

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 53 points — the score moved from 100 to 47 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 47

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Dec 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

21 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 5.3×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5.1 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

7.9 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFPeA

18 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

17 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

11 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

4.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

7

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

3

Health-based

30

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2020. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Jan 2012 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Apr 2011 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Jan 2011 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Apr 2007 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0600 began Oct 2006 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2005 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SFH Dec 2020
  • State action · SFJ Dec 2020
  • State action · SOX Jun 2020
  • State action · SFJ May 2020
  • State action · SOX Oct 2019
  • State action · SIA Sep 2019
  • State action · SIA Jul 2018
  • State action · SOX Jul 2018

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Copper

3 stations · latest Jul 2025

1.7 · max 4.7 ug/L · 170

Lead

3 stations · latest Jul 2025

0.105 · max 1.1 ug/L · 100

Arsenic

1 station · latest Jul 2025

0.265 · max 0.59 ug/L · 34

Nitrate

3 stations · latest Jun 2025

3.01 · max 9.47 mg/L · 3

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system DE0000552 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.