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Lewes tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Lewes. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Lewes is served by 7 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 11,958 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 27 violations across the community water system(s) serving Lewes, going back to the earliest EPA record. 7 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Lewes Board Of Public Works
9,627 served · groundwater · PWSID DE0000602 - Health-based pH: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in August 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2013 and July 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 1994. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Angola Beach Estates
1,400 served · groundwater · PWSID DE0000840 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2014 and July 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 1994 and October 2003. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Tall Pines Resort Community Sys1
538 served · groundwater · PWSID DE0001605 - Health-based Nitrate: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times between January 2016 and July 2017. The EPA record lists a level of 11.1 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 10 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based contaminant code null: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2016. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between January 1994 and October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Angola Crest Ii
159 served · groundwater · PWSID DE0000999 - Health-based Nitrate: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2011. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Captain'S Way
102 served · groundwater · PWSID DE0020111 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Tall Pines Resort Community Sys4
79 served · groundwater · PWSID DE0004605 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Tall Pines Resort Community Sys2
53 served · groundwater · PWSID DE0002605 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 2007 and December 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.