Public water system record
Norwell Water Department
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA · 11,495 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Norwell Water Department 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
- Norwell Water Department draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, March 2025.
- Record on file since 1995, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,771 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, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Norwell Water Department go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2006, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Norwell Water Department between 1996 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2025 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 16, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 31, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jan 31, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| May 25, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 20, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 4, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Nitrite, Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Norwell Water Department draws water from 9 wells.
Annual water quality report
Norwell 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