Public water system record
Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable
Serves Barnstable Town, Barnstable County, MA · 35,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable 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
- 1
Key facts
- Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable draws water from 13 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2010.
- Record on file since 1996, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,414 unknown out of 7,852 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (4 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 35 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5 | 32 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2009, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable between 1996 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 2, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations: Benzene, CHLOROBENZENE, o-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Nov 24, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 18, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Sep 9, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 15, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| May 16, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 19, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 23, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 1, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 30, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable draws water from 13 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills WD.
Buys water from
- Centerville Osterville Marstons Mills WD Osterville, MA
Annual water quality report
Hyannis Water System, Town of Barnstable 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells