Delaware Water Well Permits with Location and Construction Details

A listing of permits for water wells from data.delaware.gov, last updated on 2026-04-03. The dataset includes information such as location, capacity, permit number, and contractor details. Specific location data for some well types is redacted per state law.

Use Cases

• Map well locations and analyze spatial distribution using Longitude and County columns.
• Analyze well construction characteristics, such as depth and diameter, using TotalDepthProp and MaxWellDiameter columns.
• Track permit status and regulatory compliance using Reference Number, WellType, and Reviewable columns.
• Assess water level trends over time using PumpingWaterLevel and WaterLevelDate columns.

Strengths

• Includes over 30 columns of detailed permit and construction data, such as WellContractor and TotalDepthProp.
• Provides geospatial coordinates (Longitude) for location-based analysis.
• Maintained by a government source (data.delaware.gov) with a recent update timestamp.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Specific location data for some well types is redacted, limiting complete geospatial analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.delaware.gov

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 09:42:27.

Geography

Delaware, United States (inferred from source domain and County column).