Public water system record
Mansfield Water Division
Serves an area of Bristol County, MA that includes Mansfield Center · 23,289 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Mansfield Water Division 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
- 1
Key facts
- Mansfield Water Division draws water from 12 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2012.
- Record on file since 1982, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,046 unknown out of 7,023 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Mansfield Water Division go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5 | 11 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2009, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Mansfield Water Division between 1994 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 20, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 9, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 7, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Jun 30, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Mansfield Water Division draws water from 12 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to Attleboro Water Dept, Easton Water Div, Foxboro Water Department and Norton Water Department. 1 other community water system buys water from Mansfield Water Division. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Mansfield Water Division.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Attleboro Water Dept Attleboro, MA
- Easton Water Div South Easton, MA
- Foxboro Water Department Foxborough, MA
- Norton Water Department Norton, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Foxboro Water Department Foxborough, MA
Annual water quality report
Mansfield Water Division 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