Public water system · DE0000206
ActiveRoute 10 Plaza
At a glance
Route 10 Plaza (PWSID DE0000206) is an active transient non-community water system in Kent County, Delaware. It reports serving 600 people through 1 service connection. 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 June 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
600
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Route 10 Plaza compare with other water systems in Kent County?
By EPA's size categories, Route 10 Plaza is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Kent County has 136 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,201 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% 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 Route 10 Plaza is about 4.2 times 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 Route 10 Plaza?
EPA lists Route 10 Plaza 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 Route 10 Plaza have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2001. The violations listed here began between April 2001 and June 2001. 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 archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2001-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Route 10 Plaza: frequently asked questions
Who runs Route 10 Plaza?
Route 10 Plaza (PWSID DE0000206) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.
How many people does Route 10 Plaza serve?
Route 10 Plaza reports serving 600 people through 1 service connection in Kent County, Delaware.
Where does Route 10 Plaza 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 Route 10 Plaza have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2001. 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 Route 10 Plaza'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 June 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Route 10 Plaza's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Route 10 Plaza 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, “Route 10 Plaza, PWSID DE0000206, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/route-10-plaza-de0000206 (data as of October 1, 2026).