Public water system · DE0000436
ActivePickering Beach Company
At a glance
Pickering Beach Company (PWSID DE0000436) is an active transient non-community water system in Kent County, Delaware. It reports serving 109 people through 37 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
109
Service connections
37
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pickering Beach Company compare with other water systems in Kent County?
By EPA's size categories, Pickering Beach Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kent County has 136 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,201 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 163,362 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 Pickering Beach Company is about 24% below 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 Pickering Beach Company?
EPA lists Pickering Beach Company 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. 118 of the 136 active systems in Kent County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Pickering Beach Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2008. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and May 2008. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Pickering Beach Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pickering Beach Company?
Pickering Beach Company (PWSID DE0000436) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.
How many people does Pickering Beach Company serve?
Pickering Beach Company reports serving 109 people through 37 service connections in Kent County, Delaware.
Where does Pickering Beach Company 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 Pickering Beach Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2008. 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 Pickering Beach Company'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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2008. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pickering Beach Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pickering Beach Company 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 Kent County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Water Department | Kent | 39,491 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camden Pump District | Kent | 17,208 | Community | Groundwater |
| Garrison Lake Pump District | Kent | 17,148 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smyrna Water Department | Kent | 11,813 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dover Air Force Base | Kent | 11,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Milford Water Department | Kent | 9,800 | 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, “Pickering Beach Company, PWSID DE0000436, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/pickering-beach-company-de0000436 (data as of October 1, 2026).