Public water system record
Foxboro Water Department
Serves an area of Norfolk County, MA that includes Foxborough · 18,639 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Foxboro 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
- 0
Key facts
- Foxboro Water Department draws water from 14 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2015.
- Record on file since 1990, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,732 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Foxboro Water Department go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (10 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 27 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2011, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Foxboro Water Department between 2004 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2015 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Nov 29, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 4, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 23 violations: Benzene, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Trichloroethylene |
| Aug 1, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Vinyl chloride, CHLOROBENZENE, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| Aug 17, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Foxboro Water Department draws water from 14 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Mansfield Water Division. 1 other community water system buys water from Foxboro Water Department. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Foxboro Water Department.
Buys water from
- Mansfield Water Division Mansfield, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Plainville Water Department Plainville, MA
Annual water quality report
Foxboro 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