DE0000608 · Delaware
CHERRY CREEK VALLEY
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 6
- EPA health-based flag
- 6
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 0
Counties listed by EPA · Sussex County, Delaware
Find the utility’s annual water quality report. For current advisories, check the utility or local drinking-water authority.
Violations and what followed
Among 6 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 29.5 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1622 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2025 · period end March 31, 2025 · first reported May 8, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2025
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 3248 March 14, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 3249 March 14, 2025 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 3250 July 30, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1621 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start April 14, 2023 · period end July 13, 2023 · first reported August 16, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 13, 2023
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 3244 April 14, 2023 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 3245 April 14, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 3246 April 14, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received 3247 December 6, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1620 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start November 22, 2022 · period end December 21, 2022 · first reported February 13, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 21, 2022
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 3242 November 30, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 3243 November 30, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 3247 December 6, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1619 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start September 26, 2022 · period end October 25, 2022 · first reported November 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field October 25, 2022
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 3239 September 29, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 3240 September 29, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 3241 October 10, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 3247 December 6, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageViolation 1618 · Nitrate · Nitrate RuleNoncompliance period start June 30, 2022 · period end July 29, 2022 · first reported August 22, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 29, 2022
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 3235 July 11, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 3236 July 11, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 3237 September 1, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 3238 September 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR)Violation 1617 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform RuleNoncompliance period start August 1, 2021 · period end August 31, 2021 · first reported November 16, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 31, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 3231 August 26, 2021 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued 3232 August 26, 2021 Informal State Boil Water Order 3233 August 26, 2021 Informal State Public Notification requested 3234 October 15, 2021 Resolving State Compliance achieved
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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