Public water system record
Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative
On record as serving Barnstable County, MA · Serves 56,250 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative 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
- Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, November 2008.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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 2002
EPA's records for Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative between 2003 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 29, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride |
Where the water comes from
Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative draws water from 3 wells. 6 other community water systems buy water from Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Barnstable County Jail Bourne, MA
- Bourne Water District Pocasset, MA
- Falmouth Water Dept Falmouth, MA
- Mashpee Water District Mashpee, MA
- Otis Air National Guard Base Buzzards Bay, MA
- Sandwich Water District Sandwich, MA
Annual water quality report
Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative 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