Newark Water Department, DE Water Quality
Is Newark Water Department's water safe to drink?
Newark Water Department's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 40,000 people through 10,000 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Newark Water Department has 18 violations on record in total, 0 of them health-based - ranking it 10,061th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 22th percentile nationally.
How Newark Water Department compares within DE
DE's 42 covered systems average 2.0 health-based violations each; Newark Water Department carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for Newark Water Department is from 2014-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 04/30/2026.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is Newark Water Department's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for Newark 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.