Public water system · DE00A0326
ActiveClearbrooke Estates Pump District
At a glance
Clearbrooke Estates Pump District (PWSID DE00A0326) is an active community water system in Sussex County, Delaware. It reports serving 768 people through 239 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
768
Service connections
239
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Clearbrooke Estates Pump District compare with other water systems in Sussex County?
By EPA's size categories, Clearbrooke Estates Pump District is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Sussex County has 246 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,556 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 Clearbrooke Estates Pump District is well 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 Clearbrooke Estates Pump District?
EPA lists Clearbrooke Estates Pump District 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 Clearbrooke Estates Pump District have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Clearbrooke Estates Pump District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Clearbrooke Estates Pump District?
Clearbrooke Estates Pump District (PWSID DE00A0326) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.
How many people does Clearbrooke Estates Pump District serve?
Clearbrooke Estates Pump District reports serving 768 people through 239 service connections in Sussex County, Delaware.
Where does Clearbrooke Estates Pump District 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 Clearbrooke Estates Pump District have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002. 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 Clearbrooke Estates Pump District'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Clearbrooke Estates Pump District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Clearbrooke Estates Pump District 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, “Clearbrooke Estates Pump District, PWSID DE00A0326, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/clearbrooke-estates-pump-district-de00a0326 (data as of October 1, 2026).