Public water system record
Mendon Water Department
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 470 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Mendon Water Department in the last ten years.
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Mendon Water Department buys its water from Hopedale Water Department.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2012.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 161 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 1993
EPA's records for Mendon Water Department go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 13 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 12 formal enforcement actions against Mendon Water Department between 1995 and 2012, filed as 17 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 4, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Dec 12, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 10, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Chlorine, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90 |
| Jul 15, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Asbestos |
| Oct 17, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 16, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Mendon Water Department buys its water from Hopedale Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Hopedale Water Department Hopedale, MA
Annual water quality report
Mendon 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Mendon Water Department for a copy.
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