Is SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY's water safe to drink?

SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 12,450, over 2,286 connections.

SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY ranks 11,630th by violation burden (10th percentile) - 3 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

Against the DE average

DE's 25 covered systems average 2.2 health-based violations each; SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 04/30/2026.

What SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY's record does not cover

Everything on this page is SUSSEX SHORES WATER COMPANY'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 SUSSEX SHORES 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.