Public water system record
Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 70 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2023.
- Record on file since 1993, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 55 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Nov 2, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Oct 20, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (11 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 362 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 361 |
| 2000s | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 19 formal enforcement actions against Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System between 1994 and 2023, filed as 32 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 28, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 24, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 16, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 4, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 24, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 31, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 5, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 27, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 103 violations: Heptachlor, Dinoseb, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Aldicarb sulfoxide, Aldicarb sulfone |
| Dec 15, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 258 violations: 2,4-D, 2,4,5-TP, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Pentachlorophenol, Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) |
| Mar 31, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 31 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Sep 27, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 80 violations: Total Coliform, ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Aldicarb sulfone, Aldicarb, Atrazine |
| Apr 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 89 violations: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, Chlordane, Atrazine, LASSO, Heptachlor |
| Oct 18, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations: Nitrate, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene |
| Oct 17, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 16, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations: Total Coliform |
| May 9, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System 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 Cool Sandy Beach Community Water System 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