Public water system record
Montague Center Water District
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA · 450 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Montague Center Water District in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Montague Center Water District draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2002.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 156 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Montague Center Water District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 34 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began November 2015, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 27, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Montague Center Water District between 1995 and 2002, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 8, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, CYANIDE, Fluoride |
| Aug 3, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Toluene, Styrene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Jul 29, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Dec 22, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 5, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 29, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 12, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Montague Center Water District draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Montague Center Water District must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Montague Center Water District for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Massachusetts.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells