Public water system record
Freetown Water Commission
Serves an area of Bristol County, MA · 1,600 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Freetown Water Commission 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
- Freetown Water Commission buys its water from Fall River Water Department and City of New Bedford Dpi.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Massachusetts, May 2012.
- Record on file since 1997, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 669 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 1997
EPA's records for Freetown Water Commission go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Freetown Water Commission between 1998 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 21, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 30, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 25, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 12, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Freetown Water Commission buys its water from Fall River Water Department and City of New Bedford Dpi. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Fall River Water Department Fall River, MA
- City of New Bedford Dpi New Bedford, MA
Annual water quality report
Freetown Water Commission 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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