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NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT

NEWARK, DE · ~40,000 people served

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

DE0000630

State

Delaware

City

NEWARK

Population served

40,000

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 62 points — the score moved from 100 to 38 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 38

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 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

20 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 5.0×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

7.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.8×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

4.7 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

PFBA

9.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

6.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

5.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

14

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

18

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2018. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0600 began Jan 2010 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Sep 2009 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Sep 2009 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2001 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Jul 2018
  • State action · SOX Jul 2018
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jan 2016
  • EPA/federal action · EFL Nov 2014
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Aug 2001
  • State action · SOX Jan 1994
  • State action · SOX Jan 1994
  • State action · SOX Jan 1994

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

2 stations · latest Jul 2025

0.835 · max 3.6 ug/L · 100

Lead

2 stations · latest Jul 2025

0.0755 · max 0.25 ug/L · 32

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 DE0000630 — 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.