SEAFORD WATER DEPARTMENT
DE · PWS ID DE0000246 · Community water system
105
contaminants tested
23
detected
6,699
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 0.0048 ug/L | 1/4 | 2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0061 ug/L | 1/4 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 9887 UG/L | 610/612 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1820 UG/L | 307/309 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 9887 UG/L | 305/306 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 761 UG/L | 45/46 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Lead | 13.6 UG/L | 16/46 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Chloroform | 12.7 UG/L | 13/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 6.6 UG/L | 12/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 2.86 UG/L | 12/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 22.1 UG/L | 11/12 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0060 mg/L | 8/8 | LCR | 2023 |
| Bromoform | 2.77 UG/L | 6/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 6.39 UG/L | 6/13 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 6.8 PCI/L | 5/5 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 4.65 UG/L | 4/13 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | 0.0840 UG/L | 3/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 178.6 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2012 |
| Chromium | 2 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2012 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 1.74 UG/L | 2/13 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Xylenes, Total | 1.19 UG/L | 2/47 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1.3 UG/L | 1/13 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 1.3 UG/L | 1/48 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
82 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chloridecis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
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