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Rockport Water Dept

Serves Rockport, Essex County, MA · 10,000 people served

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

  • MA3252000
  • ROCKPORT
  • MA
  • 10,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 01966
EPA system ID MA3252000

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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

  • Rockport Water Dept draws water from 2 wells and 7 surface water intakes (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2008.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1,566 unknown out of 3,418 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 1991

EPA's records for Rockport 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 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 3
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2005, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2005 Archived
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Rockport Water Dept between 2006 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 31, 2008 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
May 16, 2006 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL

Where the water comes from

Rockport Water Dept draws water from 2 wells and 7 surface water intakes (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Rockport 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.

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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