Public water system record
Oak Bluffs Water District
Serves an area of Dukes County, MA that includes Oak Bluffs · 24,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Oak Bluffs Water District 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
- Oak Bluffs Water District draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, February 2013.
- Record on file since 1990, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 4,638 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 1990
EPA's records for Oak Bluffs Water District go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (11 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 83 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 46 |
| 2000s | 14 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 25 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2013, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 23 formal enforcement actions against Oak Bluffs Water District between 1994 and 2013, filed as 25 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 14, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Ethylbenzene, Tetrachloroethylene |
| Mar 11, 2011 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 30, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 30, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 25, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 25, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 9, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| Dec 31, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 28, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| May 16, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 18, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 29, 2004 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 3, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 22, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 25, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Mar 27, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 16, 2001 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 26, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 1, 1999 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations: BHC-GAMMA, Toxaphene, Diquat, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Picloram |
| Feb 27, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Total Coliform |
| Mar 12, 1996 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
| Jun 20, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Oak Bluffs Water District draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Tisbury Water Works. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Oak Bluffs Water District.
Buys water from
- Tisbury Water Works Tisbury, MA
Annual water quality report
Oak Bluffs Water District 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