Public water system record
Holbrook Public Works Dept
Serves Holbrook, Norfolk County, MA · 11,405 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Holbrook Public Works 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
- 1
Key facts
- Holbrook Public Works Dept buys its water from Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Board.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,296 unknown out of 3,997 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, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Holbrook Public Works Dept go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (6 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 0 |
| 2000s | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2012, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Holbrook Public Works Dept and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1989 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 30, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 18, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Total Coliform |
| Jun 4, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 6, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 18, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 22, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 5, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 9, 1989 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Holbrook Public Works Dept buys its water from Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Board. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Holbrook Public Works Dept.
Buys water from
- Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Board Holbrook, MA
Annual water quality report
Holbrook Public Works 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