Public water system record
Dighton Water District
Serves an area of Bristol County, MA · 5,264 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Dighton Water District 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
- 1
Key facts
- Dighton Water District draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, January 2012.
- Record on file since 1982, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 827 unknown out of 2,047 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Dighton Water District go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2011, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against Dighton Water District between 1995 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 8, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 30, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 21, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 16, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Dec 12, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Nov 14, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 18, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 7, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 21, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Dighton Water District draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Taunton Water Division and Somerset Water Department.
Buys water from
- Taunton Water Division Taunton, MA
- Somerset Water Department Somerset, MA
Annual water quality report
Dighton Water District 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