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Water hardness in Lewes

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

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank
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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.

Lewes Board Of Public Works

DE0000602 · Groundwater · 9,627 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

Above action level
Reported level
0.023 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

153% 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.

Artesian Northern Sussex Regional

DE0020003 · Groundwater · 5,511 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, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

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

Angola Beach Estates

DE0000840 · Groundwater · 1,400 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
0.0052 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

35% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Angola Beach Estates
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJan 1, 1994

Tall Pines Resort Community Sys1

DE0001605 · Groundwater · 538 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
0.0059 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

39% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

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

173% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Tall Pines Resort Community Sys1
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedOct 1, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJan 1, 1994

Love Creek Mhc

DE0000606 · Groundwater · 210 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
0.0044 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

29% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

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

163% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2012

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Love Creek Mhc
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedDec 16, 2024 to Jul 2, 2025

Angola Crest Ii

DE0000999 · Groundwater · 159 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, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (0)

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

Tall Pines Resort Community Sys4

DE0004605 · Groundwater · 79 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 (0)

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.

No comparable numerical result available

Federal SDWIS data does not provide a usable numerical result and benchmark for this profile. Missing data is not a pass. Check the serving utility's current Consumer Confidence Report.

Violation history (0)

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

Tall Pines Resort Community Sys2

DE0002605 · Groundwater · 53 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 (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: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

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

265% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Tall Pines Resort Community Sys2
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedDec 13, 2024 to Feb 25, 2025

City summary

What the indexed records say

Lewes has 1 published ZIP profile across Sussex County. The regional-evidence median is 47 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 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
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 1Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Aug 22, 2018 to Jun 2, 2026.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Lewes

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 Lewes

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.