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GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT

PWS ID: DE00A0770 · DOVER, Delaware 19901

GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT serves 42 people in DOVER, Delaware using Groundwater water sources. It has a clean compliance record with no EPA violations recorded. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT

GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 42 residents in DOVER, Delaware (Sussex County) through 13 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Delaware, EPA tracks 460 public water systems serving 1,083,630 people, with 9,105 cumulative violations and 4,582 health-based violations on record. About 75% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 19.8 violations. GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT's 0 violations sit below the Delaware average. Statewide, 25 of 35 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (71.4%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
42
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
13
County
Sussex
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID DE00A0770 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Delaware Drinking Water Authority

Delaware's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find DE regulator via EPA SDWIS

How GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT Delaware avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 0 19.8 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 10 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 71.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 42 2,356 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 460 regulated public water systems in Delaware.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT water safe to drink? ▼
GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT (PWS ID: DE00A0770) has 0 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 42 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT serve? ▼
GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT serves 42 people in DOVER, Delaware. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 13 service connections.
What type of violations does GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT have? ▼
GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT has 0 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT use? ▼
GANDER WOODS PUMP DISTRICT uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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