Public water system · MD0070019

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Pine Hills

At a glance

Pine Hills (PWSID MD0070019) is an active community water system in Cecil County, Delaware. It reports serving 953 people through 350 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

953

Service connections

350

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMD0070019

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served953

Service connections350

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMD state drinking water program

City served—

StateDelaware

ZIP—

CountyCecil County

How does Pine Hills compare with other water systems in Cecil County?

By EPA's size categories, Pine Hills is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Cecil County has 11 active public water systems, and Pine Hills is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 878 people per system, and accounts for 9.9% of the 9,661 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 Pine Hills 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 Pine Hills?

EPA lists Pine Hills as owned by a local government. 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. 5 of the 11 active systems in Cecil County (45%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Pine Hills have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and July 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2003-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1994-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1994-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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.

Pine Hills: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pine Hills?

Pine Hills (PWSID MD0070019) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.

How many people does Pine Hills serve?

Pine Hills reports serving 953 people through 350 service connections in Cecil County, Delaware.

Where does Pine Hills 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 Pine Hills have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Pine Hills' 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pine Hills' water quality report?

As a community water system, Pine Hills 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 Cecil County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Elkton West	Cecil	3,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Mountain Hill Water Company	Cecil	2,154	Community	Purchased surface water
Port Deposit	Cecil	725	Community	Surface water
Rodney Scout Camp	Cecil	700	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Harbor View	Cecil	437	Community	Groundwater
Carpenters Point Water Co.	Cecil	400	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, “Pine Hills, PWSID MD0070019, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/pine-hills-md0070019 (data as of October 1, 2026).