Public water system record
Barnstable County Jail
Serves an area of Barnstable County, MA · 600 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Barnstable County Jail in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Barnstable County Jail buys its water from Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative and Bourne Water District.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2023.
- Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Barnstable County Jail go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Barnstable County Jail between 2005 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 14, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 23, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 11, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Barnstable County Jail buys its water from Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative and Bourne Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative Sandwich, MA
- Bourne Water District Pocasset, MA
Annual water quality report
Barnstable County Jail 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