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Brockton Water Department

Serves Brockton, Plymouth County, MA · 105,643 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Brockton Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • MA4044000
  • BROCKTON
  • MA
  • 105,643 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 02301
EPA system ID MA4044000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Brockton Water Department draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2023.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7,971 unknown out of 24,478 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No

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 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Brockton Water Department go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 55 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 54
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2014, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Brockton Water Department and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1989 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 17, 2023 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jul 19, 2018 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 27, 2014 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 26, 2002 Massachusetts Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 22, 1996 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene
Dec 23, 1989 Massachusetts Ban on new connections or service extensions 1 violation

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Brockton Water Department draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Inima USA / Aquaria LLC. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Brockton Water Department. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Brockton Water Department.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Brockton 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.

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Testing your own water

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