Is NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Delaware · PWSID DE0000630 · Surface water
Population served
40,000
Cities served
NEWARK
State / jurisdiction
Delaware (DE)
PWSID
DE0000630
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
42 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
PFOAregulated
25.3
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHxA
13.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
12.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
11.2
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
7.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
7.5
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
6.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
5.5
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 42 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.
WHY THIS FOR NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT · Chosen for NEWARK WATER DEPARTMENT because PFAS was detected at 25.3 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 42 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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