Public water system record
Middleborough Water Supply
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA that includes Middleborough Center · 15,350 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Middleborough Water Supply 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
- Middleborough Water Supply draws water from 13 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2012.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 7 lead and 1,390 unknown out of 5,756 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 1993
EPA's records for Middleborough Water Supply go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (2 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Middleborough Water Supply between 1993 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 30, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 18, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 11, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 4, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 28, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 23, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 12, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jun 23, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrite |
| May 25, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: Trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Carbon tetrachloride, p-Dichlorobenzene |
Where the water comes from
Middleborough Water Supply draws water from 13 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Middleborough Water Supply.
Community systems that buy water from it
- North Carver Water District Carver, MA
Annual water quality report
Middleborough Water Supply 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