DE0000865 · Delaware

BLADES, TOWN OF

Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records

Violation records shown: 3
EPA health-based flag: 0
Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot: 0
Monitoring and reporting records: 2

Counties listed by EPA · Sussex County, Delaware

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Violations and what followed

Among 2 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 25 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.

Other or unclassified · Resolved
Record KeepingViolation 312 · Groundwater Rule · Ground Water Rule
Noncompliance period start March 31, 2022 · period end April 20, 2022 · first reported May 17, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field April 20, 2022

2 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID Date Category EPA action type
921 April 14, 2022 Informal State Formal Notice of Violation issued
922 April 20, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
921	April 14, 2022	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
922	April 20, 2022	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Resolved

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)Violation 311 · Revised Total Coliform Rule · Revised Total Coliform Rule

Noncompliance period start May 1, 2021 · period end May 31, 2021 · first reported November 16, 2021 · EPA return-to-compliance field May 31, 2021

4 linked actions

Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA
Action ID	Date	Category	EPA action type
918	September 7, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification requested
915	September 9, 2021	Informal	State Formal Notice of Violation issued
920	September 24, 2021	Informal	State Public Notification received
919	September 28, 2021	Resolving	State Compliance achieved

Monitoring or reporting · Unaddressed by formal action
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RViolation 7101 · Lead and Copper Rule · Lead and Copper Rule
Noncompliance period start January 1, 2001 · first reported November 17, 2001
No linked action row appears in the records shown.

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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