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ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL

81
Good
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

DE0020003

State

Delaware

City

NEWARK

Population served

5,511

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 19 points — the score moved from 100 to 81 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 81

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 Sep 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.4×

PFHxA

5.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

1

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

2

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2015. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2015 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Jul 2015
  • State action · SII Jul 2015

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Jun 2025

0.715 · max 0.715 mg/L · 1

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 DE0020003 — 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.