SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY

BETHANY BEACH, DE · ~12,450 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

DE0000557

State

Delaware

City

BETHANY BEACH

Population served

12,450

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

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

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2016. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2016 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Dec 2016
State action · SII Oct 2016
State action · SOX Jun 1996
State action · SOX Jun 1996
State action · SFJ Jul 1995
State action · SFJ Jul 1995
State action · SFJ Jul 1994
State action · SOX Jun 1990

This profile is built from EPA public records for system DE0000557 — 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.