Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Sussex Shores Water Company
EPA system ID DE0000557 · serves Bethany Beach, DE · about 12,450 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Sussex Shores Water Company (EPA DE0000557)
What EPA records show for Sussex Shores Water Company, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (DE0000557) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Sussex Shores Water Company (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 6.9 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found none.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Sussex Shores Water Company use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Sussex Shores Water Company's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)