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Water utility · Selbyville · Delaware

Selbyville Water Department

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting October 2020.

Serves about 3,502 people (2,321 connections) with groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Artesian Southern Sussex Regional.

  • PWSID DE0000654
  • EPA registered name: SELBYVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT
  • EPA record checked April 30, 2026
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

2 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a by-product of disinfecting water with chlorine, were above the legal limit in 2 quarters since July 2020.
Recent health-based violations for Selbyville Water Department (PWSID DE0000654)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
Oct–Dec 2020Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)0.083 mg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
Jul–Sep 2020Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)83.38 µg/L0.080 mg/LResolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2024) was not detected. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: none in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 11 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on February 1, 2022.

No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.

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Where does Selbyville Water Department get its water?

According to EPA's record, Selbyville Water Department uses groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from Artesian Southern Sussex Regional.

Does Selbyville Water Department have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 2 health-based violations for Selbyville Water Department in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting October 2020. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Selbyville Water Department's latest lead result?

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Selbyville Water Department's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Selbyville Water Department water bill?

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