Public water system record
Kingston Water Department
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA that includes Kingston · 14,712 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Kingston Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Kingston Water Department draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, May 2023.
- Record on file since 1995, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 18 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,681 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Dec 15, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 14, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 16, 2022 | Resolved |
|
ENTEROCOCCI
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 8, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Kingston Water Department go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 56 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2011, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Kingston Water Department between 1996 and 2023, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice, ENTEROCOCCI |
| Apr 13, 2017 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 20, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 15, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 51 violations: Benzo(a)pyrene, Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Diquat |
| May 18, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 4, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Kingston Water Department draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Kingston 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