Public water system record
Blackstone Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 9,868 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Blackstone Water Department 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
- Blackstone Water Department draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, January 2013.
- Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 161 unknown out of 2,983 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 1992
EPA's records for Blackstone Water Department go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (7 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 68 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4 | 65 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2012, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 19 formal enforcement actions against Blackstone Water Department between 1995 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2013 | 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 |
| Jan 14, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 11, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 3, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| May 22, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Dec 5, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 19, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene |
| Oct 12, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE |
| Aug 31, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 14, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 35 violations: CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene, Ethylbenzene, Lead and Copper Rule, Cadmium |
| Aug 30, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 29, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 20, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 22, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 1, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 19, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 18, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 18, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Blackstone Water Department draws water from 7 wells.
Annual water quality report
Blackstone 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