Join staff from the state’s environmental and health agencies to discuss next steps regarding contaminated private well water in the Little Creek area.

Staff from the DNREC Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances and Division of Water, and from the DHSS Division of Public Health, will host an open house to discuss the next phase of well installation, the solution chosen in regards to contamination of private well water with PFAS.

State officials met with area residents in December of 2023, March of 2024 and November 2024 to discuss the finding of high levels of PFAS in private wells, wider testing of wells, those test results and the possible solutions.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals, including PFOA, PFOS, and GenX, that have been used in manufacturing, firefighting, and consumer products since the 1940s. PFAS do not readily break down in the environment and can accumulate in living things. Some toxicological studies have found that exposure to these substances can cause serious health effects.

For more information, please contact Kat Caudle, Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances Ombudsman at Katherine.Caudle@delaware.gov or 302-395-2604.