Public water system record
Saint Josephs Abbey
Serves an area of Worcester County, MA · 45 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Saint Josephs Abbey 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
- 3
Key facts
- Saint Josephs Abbey draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Saint Josephs Abbey go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 102 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 47 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 54 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Saint Josephs Abbey between 1995 and 2023, filed as 12 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 5, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 24 violations: Nitrate, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, o-Dichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Dec 8, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 30, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 31, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 22, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Fluoride, Mercury, Nickel |
| Oct 18, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 16, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 3, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations: Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90 |
Where the water comes from
Saint Josephs Abbey draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Saint Josephs Abbey 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 Saint Josephs Abbey 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