Public water system · DE0020008
ActiveDelaware Beaches Jellystone Park
At a glance
Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park (PWSID DE0020008) is an active transient non-community water system in Sussex County, Delaware. It reports serving 412 people through 75 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
412
Service connections
75
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park compare with other water systems in Sussex County?
By EPA's size categories, Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sussex County has 246 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,556 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park is about 186% 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 Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park?
EPA lists Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park 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 Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2016 and October 2024. By type: 8 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (8 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-21 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-07-12 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-04-22 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-10-18 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-07-24 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-05-18 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-09-12 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-05-02 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park?
Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park (PWSID DE0020008) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.
How many people does Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park serve?
Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park reports serving 412 people through 75 service connections in Sussex County, Delaware.
Where does Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park 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 Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park'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 9 violations for this system; 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park 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 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, “Delaware Beaches Jellystone Park, PWSID DE0020008, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/delaware-beaches-jellystone-park-de0020008 (data as of October 1, 2026).