Is GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Delaware · PWSID DE0000592 · Ground water
Population served
7,259
Cities served
GEORGETOWN
State / jurisdiction
Delaware (DE)
PWSID
DE0000592
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 18/88 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
6:2 FTS
180.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
110.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
68.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
39.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
36.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
8:2 FTS
30.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
24.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFNAregulated
20.0
10 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOSregulated
14.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
7.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
5.1
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
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 GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
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WHY THIS FOR GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT · Chosen for GEORGETOWN WATER DEPARTMENT because PFAS was detected at 180 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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