Public water system record
Halifax Water Department
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA · 7,553 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 38 monitoring/reporting issues for Halifax Water Department in the last ten years.
System profile
Source water
Purchased surface water
ZIP
02338
EPA system ID
MA4118000
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 38
Key facts
- Halifax Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2025.
- Record on file since 1990, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,949 service lines.
Check whether Halifax Water Department serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Halifax Water Department go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 38 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Halifax Water Department between 2000 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Radium-226, Radium-228 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Atrazine, ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, Heptachlor, Pentachlorophenol, Toxaphene |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 10, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
Where the water comes from
Halifax Water Department draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from Brockton Water Department.
Buys water from
- Brockton Water Department Brockton, MA
Annual water quality report
Halifax 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells