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 thems 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 25 covered systems average 2.2 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.