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Veolia Water Delaware, Inc.

At a glance

Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. (PWSID DE0000564) is an active community water system in New Castle County, Delaware. It reports serving 100,495 people through 38,652 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2015.

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

Population served

100,495

Service connections

38,652

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDDE0000564

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100,495

Service connections38,652

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyDE state drinking water program

City servedNew Castle

StateDelaware

ZIP—

CountyNew Castle County

How does Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. compare with other water systems in New Castle County?

By EPA's size categories, Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). New Castle County has 76 active public water systems, and Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14 times the county average of 7,119 people per system, and accounts for 19% of the 541,043 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 Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. is about 15 times 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 4 Delaware systems (0.8%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Veolia Water Delaware, Inc.?

EPA lists Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. 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. 54 of the 76 active systems in New Castle County (71%) are also privately owned.

Does Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2015. The violations listed here began between December 1997 and May 2015. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 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
2015-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2015-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	No	Resolved
2014-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Resolved
2005-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1997-12-17	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Archived
1997-12-17	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	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.

Veolia Water Delaware, Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Veolia Water Delaware, Inc.?

Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. (PWSID DE0000564) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.

How many people does Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. serve?

Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. reports serving 100,495 people through 38,652 service connections in New Castle County, Delaware.

Where does Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2015. 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 Veolia Water Delaware, Inc.'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; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2015. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.

Where can I find Veolia Water Delaware, Inc.'s water quality report?

As a community water system, Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. 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 New Castle County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Artesian Water Company	New Castle	231,114	Community	Purchased surface water
Wilmington Water Department	New Castle	107,976	Community	Surface water
Newark Water Department	New Castle	40,000	Community	Surface water
Middletown Water Department	New Castle	17,700	Community	Purchased surface water
Municipal Services Commission	New Castle	5,549	Community	Groundwater
East Ncc District	New Castle	5,538	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, “Veolia Water Delaware, Inc., PWSID DE0000564, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/veolia-water-delaware-inc-de0000564 (data as of October 1, 2026).