LONG NECK WATER COMPANY: EPA violation history, explained
LONG NECK WATER COMPANY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 11,000 people through 4,753 service connections.
LONG NECK WATER COMPANY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LONG NECK WATER COMPANY ranks 3,284th by violation burden (75th percentile) - 8 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
Against the DE average
DE's 25 covered systems average 2.2 health-based violations each; LONG NECK WATER COMPANY carries 6, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
LONG NECK WATER COMPANY's most recent violation on record is dated 2004-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2004-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 04/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
LONG NECK WATER COMPANY'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Mercury
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 LONG NECK WATER COMPANY's record does not cover
LONG NECK WATER COMPANY's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for LONG NECK WATER COMPANY - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.