Public water system record
Franklin Water Department
Serves Franklin Town, Norfolk County, MA · 33,399 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Franklin 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
- 1
Key facts
- Franklin Water Department draws water from 14 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2017.
- Record on file since 1994, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 551 unknown out of 9,248 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
|
Oct 1, 2017 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Franklin Water Department go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (7 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Franklin Water Department between 1996 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 7, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 26, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 4, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Dec 12, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Chlorine |
| Nov 7, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 16, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 19, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 8, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 4, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
Where the water comes from
Franklin Water Department draws water from 14 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Franklin Water Department.
Annual water quality report
Franklin 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.
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