REHOBOTH BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT
DE · PWS ID DE0000723 · Community water system
105
contaminants tested
29
detected
25,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0072 ug/L | 4/6 | 2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0149 ug/L | 4/6 | 2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0062 ug/L | 3/6 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0044 ug/L | 3/6 | 2024 |
| PFHxS | 0.0069 ug/L | 2/6 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0062 ug/L | 2/6 | 2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.0031 ug/L | 1/6 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 9700 UG/L | 688/690 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 9700 UG/L | 344/345 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1166.2 UG/L | 297/345 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 758 UG/L | 61/62 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0050 mg/L | 11/11 | LCR | 2024 |
| Bromoform | 5.57 UG/L | 9/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.19 UG/L | 9/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 16 UG/L | 9/63 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 2.12 UG/L | 4/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 0.7830 PCI/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2013–2015 |
| TTHM | 11.35 UG/L | 4/4 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.2300 UG/L | 2/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 109.9 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Chloroform | 0.7200 UG/L | 1/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 2.3 UG/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | 0.2700 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0.5000 UG/L | 1/12 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dinoseb | 0.2890 UG/L | 1/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 1.9 UG/L | 1/4 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Selenium | 1.22 UG/L | 1/2 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 1.9 UG/L | 1/4 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| Xylenes, Total | 1.24 UG/L | 1/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
76 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, TotalArsenicBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDibromoacetic acidDichloroacetic AcidETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndrinEthylbenzeneHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chloridecis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
REHOBOTH BEACH