Public water system record
Bridgewater Water Department
Serves Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, MA · 28,633 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Bridgewater Water Department 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
- 6
Key facts
- Bridgewater Water Department draws water from 10 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, January 2026.
- Record on file since 1990, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 5 lead and 1,448 unknown out of 8,036 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Bridgewater Water Department go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Bridgewater Water Department between 1993 and 2026. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2026.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 30, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrite |
| Nov 2, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 25, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrite |
| Jul 5, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jun 23, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: Trichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
Where the water comes from
Bridgewater Water Department draws water from 10 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to East Bridgewater Water Dept and West Bridgewater Water Dept. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Bridgewater Water Department.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- East Bridgewater Water Dept East Bridgewater, MA
- West Bridgewater Water Dept West Bridgewater, MA
Annual water quality report
Bridgewater 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.
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