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DOVER, DE · Sussex County

BAY COLONY Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of March 31, 2009. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Sussex County, DE.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Delaware’s official records. Always confirm current status with Delaware before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID)
DE0000988
System type
Community Water System
Population served
2,056
Service connections
435
Ownership
privately owned
Water source
groundwater (wells)

BAY COLONY is one of 90 community water systems in Delaware in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, formerly serving 2,056 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2009; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 1 entry in 1997, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1997.

None of the 1 are monitoring or reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset; these involve water-quality, treatment, or public-notice findings instead. The record involves the Total Coliform Rules.

Violation history

  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)

    Health-based

    Coliform (TCR)

    July 1, 1997 – September 17, 1997

    Resolved

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state

Enforcement actions

No enforcement actions on record for this system.

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

VIRDIN-GEDE, ALEXIS

302-242-6485

DOVER, DE 19901