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Braintree Water and Sewer Dept.

Serves Braintree Town, Norfolk County, MA · 39,143 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Braintree Water and Sewer Dept. in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • MA4040000
  • BRAINTREE
  • MA
  • 39,143 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 02184
EPA system ID MA4040000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Braintree Water and Sewer Dept. draws water from 4 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2022.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 3,448 lead and 2,814 unknown out of 12,180 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Braintree Water and Sewer Dept. go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 28
2000s 1 44
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2000, Archived.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2000 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Braintree Water and Sewer Dept. and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1989 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 16, 2022 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Sep 8, 2011 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jul 21, 2009 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 15, 2006 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 22 violations: Nitrate, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Ethylbenzene
Aug 9, 2000 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene
Sep 4, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene
May 18, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations: Nitrate, Radium-228, Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Gross Beta Particle Activity
Nov 9, 1989 Massachusetts Ban on new connections or service extensions 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Braintree Water and Sewer Dept. draws water from 4 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to MWRA.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Braintree Water and Sewer 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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