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Lake Forest Estates water system

PWSID DE0000130 · Felton, DE. EPA's record of drinking water violations for this public water system, as retrieved October 14, 2026.

How to read this. This page copies EPA's record for one public water system from the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), without interpretation. A violation is recorded when a water system breaks a federal or state drinking water rule. A health-based violation means a contaminant went over a federal limit or a required treatment step was not met. Most other violations are tests or reports that were missed or late. A returned to compliance date means the state recorded the violation as resolved. A past violation does not describe the water today. EPA updates this data about every three months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Delaware's Office of Drinking Water regulates this system; if this page and the state's records differ, the state is right and we fix this page. We rank no water system and draw no conclusions.

System facts

Facts EPA records for Lake Forest Estates
Name in EPA recordsLAKE FOREST ESTATES
Public water system ID (PWSID)DE0000130
System typeCommunity water system
StatusChanged from public to non-public (EPA deactivation date January 12, 2026)
County servedKent
City or town servedFelton
People served (EPA figure)20
Primary water sourceGround water

Source: EPA SDWIS water system record and area served, Delaware systems, retrieved October 14, 2026. Full EPA report: EPA ECHO report for DE0000130.

Violations on record

EPA SDWIS lists 8 violations for this system: 1 health-based and 0 with no return-to-compliance date recorded. Newest first.

Drinking water violations EPA records for Lake Forest Estates, newest first
Compliance period beganPeriod endedRule or contaminant (EPA wording)CategoryHealth-basedReturned to compliance
October 1, 2024 Not listed Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting (MR) No June 4, 2025
July 1, 2022 Not listed Consumer Confidence Rule Other No November 1, 2022
May 12, 2018 Not listed Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule Treatment technique (TT) Yes May 24, 2018
July 1, 2015 Not listed Consumer Confidence Rule Other No July 6, 2015
January 1, 2015 Not listed Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting (MR) No April 1, 2015
August 1, 2014 Not listed Groundwater Rule Other No August 1, 2014
July 1, 2007 Not listed Consumer Confidence Rule Other No December 14, 2007
July 1, 2005 Not listed Consumer Confidence Rule Other No November 15, 2005

Source: EPA SDWIS violation records, Delaware systems, retrieved October 14, 2026. Rule and contaminant names: EPA ECHO contaminant list. A blank end date or return-to-compliance date means EPA's record has none. For enforcement actions and the latest status, see the EPA ECHO report for this system.

Get this system's water quality report

Every community water system must give its customers a yearly water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). It lists the contaminants found in the water and the federal limit for each. To get it, ask your water supplier (the contact is on your water bill) or check its website. EPA: how to find and read your CCR.

Delaware's Office of Drinking Water (Division of Public Health) regulates public water systems in the state and can answer questions about this system. The state also publishes system records in Drinking Water Watch.