What's in MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's water?
MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 8,568 people get their water from it, across 5,494 connections.
MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 5,326th by violation burden (59th percentile) - 9 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 - MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's 3 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-04-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2005-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 04/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
MILLSBORO 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Trichloroethylene
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 MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for MILLSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT - 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.