Public water system record
North Attleboro Water Dept
Serves North Attleborough Town, Bristol County, MA · 28,863 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for North Attleboro Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- North Attleboro Water Dept draws water from 10 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, January 2024.
- Record on file since 1993, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 148 lead and 5,691 unknown out of 8,513 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for North Attleboro Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (9 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 112 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 78 |
| 2000s | 4 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2011, Resolved.
Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 17 formal enforcement actions against North Attleboro Water Dept between 1995 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 14, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 31, 2012 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 8, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 6, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 26, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Sep 11, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 28, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 27, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 30 violations: Endrin, BHC-GAMMA, Methoxychlor, Endothall, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
| Jan 16, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 28, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 31, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Oct 30, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 13, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 22, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 23 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| May 10, 1995 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: Endrin, BHC-GAMMA, Toxaphene, Dalapon, Diquat |
Where the water comes from
North Attleboro Water Dept draws water from 10 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Plainville Water Department. It also has an emergency connection to Attleboro Water Dept. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from North Attleboro Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Plainville Water Department Plainville, MA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Attleboro Water Dept Attleboro, MA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Plainville Water Department Plainville, MA
Annual water quality report
North Attleboro Water Dept 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