Public water system · DE0000559
ActiveBridgeville Water Department
At a glance
Bridgeville Water Department (PWSID DE0000559) is an active community water system in Sussex County, Delaware. It reports serving 6,000 people through 2,400 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,000
Service connections
2,400
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bridgeville Water Department compare with other water systems in Sussex County?
By EPA's size categories, Bridgeville Water Department is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Sussex County has 246 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.9 times the county average of 1,556 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 382,753 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Delaware, the 494 active systems average 2,238 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bridgeville Water Department is about 10% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Delaware has 219 active community water systems, 44% of the state's 494 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 459 Delaware systems (93%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bridgeville Water Department?
EPA lists Bridgeville Water Department as privately owned. The DE state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 215 of the 246 active systems in Sussex County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Bridgeville Water Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. The violations listed here began between September 1989 and July 1993. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 1989-09-29 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 1989-09-29 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
All 4 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Bridgeville Water Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bridgeville Water Department?
Bridgeville Water Department (PWSID DE0000559) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.
How many people does Bridgeville Water Department serve?
Bridgeville Water Department reports serving 6,000 people through 2,400 service connections in Sussex County, Delaware.
Where does Bridgeville Water Department get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Bridgeville Water Department have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Bridgeville Water Department's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1993. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bridgeville Water Department's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bridgeville Water Department must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Sussex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoboth Pump District (Tui) | Sussex | 81,417 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethany Bay Pump District | Sussex | 51,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dewey Beach Water Department | Sussex | 31,000 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Rehoboth Beach Water Department | Sussex | 25,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Artesian Southern Sussex Regional | Sussex | 18,215 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sussex Shores Water Company | Sussex | 12,450 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bridgeville Water Department, PWSID DE0000559, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/bridgeville-water-department-de0000559 (data as of October 1, 2026).