Is ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Delaware · PWSID DE0020003 · Ground water
Population served
5,511
Cities served
LEWES
State / jurisdiction
Delaware (DE)
PWSID
DE0020003
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 26/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
2 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFPeA
8.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
5.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
5.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
4.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 2 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
#1
Clearly Filtered 3.5L Pitcher
BEST FOR PFAS & LEAD
Clearly Filtered · ~$90
Only pitcher certified to remove PFAS at 99.9%. NSF 42/53/244/401/P473 — 365+ contaminants.
WHY THIS FOR ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL · Chosen for ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL because PFAS was detected at 8.3 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 2 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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