Public water system · DE0001036
ActiveVic Mead Hunt Club
At a glance
Vic Mead Hunt Club (PWSID DE0001036) is an active transient non-community water system in New Castle County, Delaware. It reports serving 250 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1998.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vic Mead Hunt Club compare with other water systems in New Castle County?
By EPA's size categories, Vic Mead Hunt Club is a very small system (500 people or fewer). New Castle County has 76 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,119 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Vic Mead Hunt Club is about 74% 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 Vic Mead Hunt Club?
EPA lists Vic Mead Hunt Club 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 Vic Mead Hunt Club have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1998. The violations listed here began between April 1998 and July 1998. By type: 6 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 6 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.
Vic Mead Hunt Club: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vic Mead Hunt Club?
Vic Mead Hunt Club (PWSID DE0001036) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.
How many people does Vic Mead Hunt Club serve?
Vic Mead Hunt Club reports serving 250 people through 4 service connections in New Castle County, Delaware.
Where does Vic Mead Hunt Club 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 Vic Mead Hunt Club have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1998. 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 Vic Mead Hunt Club'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 6 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in July 1998. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Vic Mead Hunt Club's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vic Mead Hunt Club 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 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 |
| Veolia Water Delaware, Inc. | New Castle | 100,495 | 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 |
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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, “Vic Mead Hunt Club, PWSID DE0001036, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/vic-mead-hunt-club-de0001036 (data as of October 1, 2026).