Public water system record
East Bridgewater Water Dept
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA · 14,526 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for East Bridgewater Water Dept 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
- 3
Key facts
- East Bridgewater Water Dept draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1995, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,526 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
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for East Bridgewater Water Dept go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 49 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 25 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 10, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 11 formal enforcement actions against East Bridgewater Water Dept between 1998 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 26, 2018 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 31, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 14, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene |
| Sep 17, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 1, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Xylenes, Total, p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Aug 8, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 27, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 22, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 1, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
East Bridgewater Water Dept draws water from 6 wells. It also has emergency connections to Brockton Water Department and Whitman Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to East Bridgewater Water Dept.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Brockton Water Department Brockton, MA
- Whitman Water System Whitman, MA
Annual water quality report
East Bridgewater Water Dept 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