Public water system · DE00A0159
ActiveWild Quail Pump District
At a glance
Wild Quail Pump District (PWSID DE00A0159) is an active community water system in Kent County, Delaware. It reports serving 1,017 people through 333 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,017
Service connections
333
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Wild Quail Pump District compare with other water systems in Kent County?
By EPA's size categories, Wild Quail Pump District is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Kent County has 136 active public water systems. Its population served is about 15% below the county average of 1,201 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Wild Quail Pump District 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 Wild Quail Pump District?
EPA lists Wild Quail Pump District 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 Wild Quail Pump District have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Wild Quail Pump District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wild Quail Pump District?
Wild Quail Pump District (PWSID DE00A0159) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the DE state drinking water program.
How many people does Wild Quail Pump District serve?
Wild Quail Pump District reports serving 1,017 people through 333 service connections in Kent County, Delaware.
Where does Wild Quail Pump District 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 Wild Quail Pump District have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002. 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 Wild Quail Pump District'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2002. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the DE state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wild Quail Pump District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Wild Quail Pump District 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 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, “Wild Quail Pump District, PWSID DE00A0159, Delaware”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/delaware/wild-quail-pump-district-de00a0159 (data as of October 1, 2026).