Public water system · MD1231189
ActiveComfort Inn Suites
At a glance
Comfort Inn Suites (PWSID MD1231189) is an active transient non-community water system in Worcester County, Delaware. It reports serving 228 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1998.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
228
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Comfort Inn Suites compare with other water systems in Worcester County?
By EPA's size categories, Comfort Inn Suites is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Worcester County has 4 active public water systems, and Comfort Inn Suites is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 164% above the county average of 86 people per system, and accounts for 66% of the 345 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Delaware, the 494 active systems average 2,238 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Comfort Inn Suites is about 58% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Delaware has 193 active transient non-community water systems, 39% 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 Comfort Inn Suites?
EPA lists Comfort Inn Suites as privately owned. The MD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 4 of the 4 active systems in Worcester County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Comfort Inn Suites have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1998. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and October 1998. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Comfort Inn Suites: frequently asked questions
Who runs Comfort Inn Suites?
Comfort Inn Suites (PWSID MD1231189) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Comfort Inn Suites serve?
Comfort Inn Suites reports serving 228 people through 1 service connection in Worcester County, Delaware.
Where does Comfort Inn Suites 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 Comfort Inn Suites have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1998. 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 Comfort Inn Suites' 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 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1998. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Comfort Inn Suites' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Comfort Inn Suites is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Worcester County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertrich Family of Auto Dealerships | Worcester | 50 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hertrich of Pocomoke South Inc.. | Worcester | 35 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Selbyville Elks Lodge 2173 | Worcester | 32 | Transient non-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, “Comfort Inn Suites, PWSID MD1231189, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/comfort-inn-suites-md1231189 (data as of October 1, 2026).