Public water system record
Menemsha Water Company
On record as serving Dukes County, MA · Serves 841 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Menemsha Water Company 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
- 24
Key facts
- Menemsha Water Company draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 94 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 11, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Menemsha Water Company go back to 1994. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 11 |
| 2000s | 6 | 11 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2009, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 19 formal enforcement actions against Menemsha Water Company between 1995 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 18 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 22, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| Jan 9, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 26, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 18, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jan 3, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 21, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 29, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Jan 10, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 24, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Dec 9, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Mar 7, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 25, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 12, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Apr 27, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Menemsha Water Company draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Menemsha Water Company 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