Public water system record
Duxbury Water Department
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA that includes South Duxbury and Duxbury · 16,387 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Duxbury Water Department 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
- 2
Key facts
- Duxbury Water Department draws water from 12 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2022.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,684 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Duxbury Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2011, Resolved.
Show all 4 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, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Duxbury Water Department between 1994 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 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 31, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 7, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Jun 20, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Duxbury Water Department draws water from 12 wells. It also buys water from Marshfield Water Department. 1 other community water system buys water from Duxbury Water Department.
Buys water from
- Marshfield Water Department Marshfield, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Marshfield Water Department Marshfield, MA
Annual water quality report
Duxbury 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