DrinkingWaterCheck

Is BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?

BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 12,000, over 3,447 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 5,379th by violation burden (58th percentile) - 8 violations total, 3 health-baseds.

Against the DE average

Among the 25 DE systems in this dataset, the average is 2.2 health-based violations - BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's 3 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2005-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2005-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 04/30/2026.

The concern categories on record

BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover

This is what BETHANY BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.