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DEWEY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT

67
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

DE0000825

State

Delaware

City

FRANKFORD

Population served

31,000

Primary source

GWP

Score history

▼ 33 points — the score moved from 100 to 67 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 67

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

11 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.8×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.5 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

PFBS

4.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

1

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

4

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2009. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2009 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Dec 2009
  • State action · SOX Nov 2009
  • State action · SFJ Nov 2009
  • State action · SIE Nov 2009

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

Arsenic

1 station · latest May 2025

3.3 · max 8.5 ug/L · 39

Lead

1 station · latest Oct 2024

1.7 · max 2.9 ug/L · 8

Copper

1 station · latest Mar 2025

1.1 · max 3.1 ug/L · 7

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 DE0000825 — 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.