Resources

A Delaware water agency directory, a certified-laboratory guide, and a water-quality glossary.

Guides in this section

Delaware Water Agency Directory

Which agency handles what — ODW, DNREC, DDOE, and OCCL.

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Certified Laboratory Guide

How to find and evaluate a certified drinking-water laboratory in Delaware.

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Water-quality glossary

CCR (Consumer Confidence Report)
The annual water-quality report a community water system is required to publish, summarizing monitoring results, source water, and any violations.
PWSID (Public Water System ID)
The unique identifier Delaware assigns to each public water system, used to confirm you have the correct system and report.
MCL (Maximum Contaminant Level)
The highest level of a contaminant allowed in water delivered to customers.
Drinking Water Watch
Delaware's public online tool for looking up public water systems, monitoring data, and compliance status.
DNREC Well Viewer
Delaware's public tool for searching well permit and construction records.

Downloads

Planning aids and worksheets are in development, including a Delaware Public Water System Lookup Checklist, a Private Well Record Checklist, and a School Fixture Inventory template. These will be labeled as unofficial planning aids, not substitutes for government forms, once published.

Official Delaware and federal links

  • Delaware Office of Drinking Water (Division of Public Health)
  • Drinking Water Watch
  • DNREC Well Permits and Well Viewer
  • DNREC PFAS program
  • Delaware Department of Education, Facilities and Operations
  • Office of Child Care Licensing regulations
  • U.S. EPA drinking water resources

DelawareWaterQuality.com is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with any government agency listed above.

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