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City of New Bedford Dpi

Serves New Bedford, Bristol County, MA · 101,079 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of New Bedford Dpi in the last ten years.

  • MA4201000
  • NEW BEDFORD
  • MA
  • 101,079 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 02746
EPA system ID MA4201000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • City of New Bedford Dpi draws water from 5 surface water intakes.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 5,676 lead and 14 unknown out of 26,066 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 City of New Bedford Dpi go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 1994, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived

Where the water comes from

City of New Bedford Dpi draws water from 5 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Fairhaven Water Dept. 3 other community water systems buy water from City of New Bedford Dpi.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of New Bedford Dpi 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.

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Testing your own water

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