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Edgartown Water Department

Serves an area of Dukes County, MA that includes Edgartown · 8,027 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Edgartown Water Department in the last ten years.

  • MA4089000
  • EDGARTOWN
  • MA
  • 8,027 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 02539
EPA system ID MA4089000

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

Key facts

  • Edgartown Water Department draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2004.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,660 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Edgartown Water Department go back to 1996. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
2000s 5 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2004, Archived.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2002 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1999 Archived

Enforcement actions

Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Edgartown Water Department between 1996 and 2004. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 22, 2004 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 17, 2003 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Nov 7, 2002 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Oct 18, 2002 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jan 11, 2002 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Oct 19, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 16, 2001 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 9, 2000 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 31, 1998 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene
Oct 22, 1996 Massachusetts Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrite

Where the water comes from

Edgartown Water Department draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Edgartown 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.

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.

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