Public water system record
Southbridge Water Department
Serves Southbridge Town, Worcester County, MA · 19,180 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Southbridge 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
- 0
Key facts
- Southbridge Water Department draws water from 5 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2007.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,507 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 1992
EPA's records for Southbridge Water Department go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Southbridge Water Department between 1990 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 19, 1990 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Southbridge Water Department draws water from 5 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
Southbridge 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.
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.
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