Public water system record
Mattapoisett Water Department
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA that includes Mattapoisett Center · 7,685 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Mattapoisett Water Department 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
- 0
Key facts
- Mattapoisett Water Department draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, October 2001.
- Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 2,101 unknown out of 3,250 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Mattapoisett Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (7 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2015, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Mattapoisett Water Department and issued 1 boil water order between 1992 and 2001. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Oct 30, 1992 | Massachusetts | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Mattapoisett Water Department draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Mattapoisett River Valley W.D. 1 other community water system buys water from Mattapoisett Water Department.
Buys water from
- Mattapoisett River Valley W.D. Mattapoisett, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Mattapoisett River Valley W.D. Mattapoisett, MA
Annual water quality report
Mattapoisett 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