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Water hardness in Dover

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Dover, Delaware.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
1 PPM above
Evidence comparison rank
#2 of 2
Matched utilities
8
Active health records
0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Dover Water Department

DE0000571 · Groundwater · 39,491 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Lakeland/beechwood Pump District

DE0000546 · Groundwater · 459 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
2.9e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

2% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc

DE0000545 · Groundwater · 305 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.007 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

47% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2021

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Kitts Hummock Improvement Assoc
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJan 1, 1994
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 1993

Hunters Pointe Pump District

DE0000104 · Groundwater · 261 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
2.1e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

1% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Voshells Cove Pump District

DE0000125 · Groundwater · 252 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Dover Air Park

DE0000573 · Groundwater · 252 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2022

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Willow Tree Properties Llc

DE0000134 · Groundwater · 123 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
3.21 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

247% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 11, 1993 to Jan 10, 1994

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Village Of Grandview

DE0000572 · Groundwater · 108 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2022

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Village Of Grandview
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleAddressedJul 1, 2010
Consumer Confidence RuleAddressedJul 1, 2009

City summary

What the indexed records say

Dover has 3 published ZIP profiles across Kent County. The regional-evidence median is 64 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 64 PPM versus 63 PPM statewide.

Among the 2 Delawarecities meeting the comparison standard, Dover ranks #2from highest to lowest. Across all 48 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 31.1to 129 PPM.

The 63.3–64.9 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard3 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

3 of 3 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
1.5 miles
Profiles with evidence
3/3

Confidence labels

High: 3Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Jan 6, 2016 to Jun 11, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Dover

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Dover

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.