Public water system record
Hopedale Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA that includes Hopedale · 6,017 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hopedale 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
- 1
Key facts
- Hopedale Water Department draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, May 2019.
- Record on file since 1980, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,175 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, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Hopedale Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Hopedale Water Department between 1998 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 8, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 4, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Arsenic, Mercury, Selenium, Barium, Cadmium |
| Oct 20, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Fluoride, Beryllium, Total, Nickel, Thallium, Total, CYANIDE |
| Nov 29, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 19, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 22, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 13, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
Where the water comes from
Hopedale Water Department draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Milford Water Department. 1 other community water system buys water from Hopedale Water Department.
Buys water from
- Milford Water Department Milford, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Mendon Water Department Mendon, MA
Annual water quality report
Hopedale 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