Public water system record
Millis Water Dept
Serves an area of Norfolk County, MA that includes Millis-Clicquot · 9,002 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Millis Water Dept 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
- Millis Water Dept draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2018.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,090 unknown out of 2,930 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Millis Water Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 37 |
| 2000s | 0 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2012, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Millis Water Dept between 1998 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Groundwater Rule |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 8, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine |
| Sep 20, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 29, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| Sep 2, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 34 violations: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, Chlordane, 2,4-D, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Benzo(a)pyrene |
Where the water comes from
Millis Water Dept draws water from 6 wells.
Annual water quality report
Millis Water Dept 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