Camden Pump District water quality

Updated 2026-10-23 · Delaware · Affiliate disclosure

We read 13 results from Camden Pump District’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 17,208 people · Water system ID DE0000124 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2025 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Arsenichighest measured · range 3 to 3 · 2025 report, page 23 ppb0.004 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal750x the health goal
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 22 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal10x the health goal
Chlorideaverage · range 3 to 7 · 2025 report, page 26 ppm—250 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Chlorinehighest measured · range 0.4 to 1.7 · 2025 report, page 21.7 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 20.1 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest measured · range 4 to 4 · 2025 report, page 24 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest measured · range 12 to 12 · 2025 report, page 212 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.9 to 0.9 · 2025 report, page 20.9 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Ironaverage · range 0.1 to 0.2 · 2025 report, page 20.1 ppm—0.3 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Sulfateaverage · range 2 to 4 · 2025 report, page 23 ppm—250 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Alkalinityaverage · range 118 to 285 · 2025 report, page 2181 ppmNone setNoneNo health limit
Lithiumaverage · range 17 to 22 · 2025 report, page 220 ppbNone setNoneNo health limit
Sodiumaverage · range 10 to 133 · 2025 report, page 255 ppmNone setNoneNo health limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Camden Pump District’s water between Jan 2025 and Jul 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • Lithium17.4 ppbFound in 9 of 10 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.

What you can do

Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.

Arsenic

Found: Arsenic

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

See filters that remove it

Lead

Found: Lead

What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.

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