Public water system record
Cotuit Fire District Water Department
Serves Barnstable Town, Barnstable County, MA · 4,938 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Cotuit Fire District 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
- Cotuit Fire District Water Department draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, September 2013.
- Record on file since 1995, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 30 unknown out of 2,335 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 1995
EPA's records for Cotuit Fire District Water Department go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (10 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 10 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2013, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Cotuit Fire District Water Department between 1995 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 30, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 18, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 31, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 20, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 6, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 16, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 14, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 15, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Apr 21, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Cotuit Fire District Water Department draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Cotuit Fire District 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.
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