WILMINGTON WATER DEPARTMENT Water Quality Report

Population

107,976

people served

Water Source

🌊 Surface

rivers, lakes, reservoirs

National Rank

Top 90%

of 49,184 US systems

5-Year Record

⚠️ 3

violations recorded

C

Fair

Safety Grade

3 violations in the past 5 years, including 1 health-based

System Details

PWSID
DE0000663
Population Served
107,976
Water Source
Surface Water
Owner
Local Government
State
Delaware
EPA Region
3

Contaminants of Concern

ContaminantStatusViolations
Contaminant 0800 Health-Based3
Contaminant 7000 Monitoring/Reporting1
Contaminant 8000 Monitoring/Reporting3

Violation History

2023
3
2017
1
2015
3

Total violations on record: 7

Service Area

Cities Served

ZIP Codes Served

How does this compare?

This systemNational average
Grade C
Avg: B-C
7violations total

25% of national average

National avg: ~28 per system

🏙️ This is a large system — serving 16× more people than the national average.