Public water system record
Marshfield Water Department
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA that includes Marshfield, Marshfield Hills, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock and 1 more place · 34,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Marshfield 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
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Marshfield Water Department draws water from 16 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Massachusetts, January 2025.
- Record on file since 1995, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,005 unknown out of 9,100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2022 |
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 Marshfield Water Department go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 28 |
| 2000s | 2 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 14 formal enforcement actions against Marshfield Water Department and issued 1 ban on new connections between 1990 and 2025, filed as 16 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Nov 30, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 18, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 30, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 1, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: CHLOROBENZENE, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Toluene, DICHLOROMETHANE |
| Feb 27, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 28, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 11, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 8, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 6, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Benzene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
| Oct 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrate, Nitrite |
| Nov 27, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Radium-226, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Radium-228, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Tritium |
| Jun 1, 1990 | Massachusetts | Ban on new connections or service extensions | 1 violation |
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
Marshfield Water Department draws water from 16 wells. It also buys water from Duxbury Water Department. 2 other community water systems buy water from Marshfield Water Department.
Buys water from
- Duxbury Water Department Duxbury, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Duxbury Water Department Duxbury, MA
- Scituate Water Division Scituate, MA
Annual water quality report
Marshfield 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