Delaware—By the Numbers

Service area population 110,000
Franchise area 55 square miles
Customers served 36,700
Employees 55
Water delivered in 2008 6.2 billion gallons
Average daily demand 16.5 million gallons
Peak demand in 2008 22.5 million gallons
Miles of main 529 miles
Hydrants 2,163
Valves approximately 6,400
Service(pressure)level zones 12
Ground storage tanks 5
Stand pipes 3
Elevated storage tanks 10
In-ground reservoir 1
Below ground storage 75 million gallons
Total storage capacity 105 million gallons