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Milford Water Department

Serves Milford, Worcester County, MA · 30,379 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Milford Water Department in the last ten years.

  • MA2185000
  • MILFORD
  • MA
  • 30,379 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 01757
EPA system ID MA2185000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Milford Water Department draws water from 10 wells and 3 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2012.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 121 unknown out of 9,537 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 Milford Water Department go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (9 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 62 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 18
2000s 3 42
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2013, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 16, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1995 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 18 formal enforcement actions against Milford Water Department between 1993 and 2012, filed as 21 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 8, 2012 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 25, 2011 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 20, 2011 Massachusetts Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule
Apr 21, 2011 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Feb 1, 2011 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 12, 2010 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform
Nov 13, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 9, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 29, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 6, 2005 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 42 violations: trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene
Aug 31, 1999 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 22, 1999 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 31, 1997 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Jul 17, 1996 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Oct 24, 1995 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Apr 3, 1995 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Nitrate
May 9, 1994 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate
May 27, 1993 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 10 violations: Benzene, Trichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloroethane

Where the water comes from

Milford Water Department draws water from 10 wells and 3 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Bellingham DPW Water Sewer Division. 1 other community water system buys water from Milford Water Department.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Milford 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.

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Testing your own water

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