Public water system record
Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division
Serves an area of Norfolk County, MA that includes Bellingham · 16,061 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division draws water from 15 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 35 lead and 3,387 unknown out of 6,170 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (13 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division between 1998 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 9, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 4, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 13, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 25, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 26, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 16, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 28, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Tritium |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
6 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division draws water from 15 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Milford Water Department Milford, MA
Annual water quality report
Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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