Public water system record
Whately Water Department
Serves an area of Franklin County, MA · 900 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Whately Water Department in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Whately Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2022.
- Record on file since 2013, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 451 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2013
EPA's records for Whately Water Department go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Whately Water Department between 2016 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Apr 24, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 1, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Mar 23, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Whately Water Department draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Whately Water Department 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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