Public water system record
West Bridgewater Water Dept
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA · 7,709 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for West Bridgewater Water Dept 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
- 1
Key facts
- West Bridgewater Water Dept draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, August 2024.
- Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,615 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for West Bridgewater Water Dept go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 70 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 26 |
| 2000s | 1 | 44 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against West Bridgewater Water Dept between 1997 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2024 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Arsenic |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Apr 12, 2007 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: Benzene, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Vinyl chloride, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene |
| May 18, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 1, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Ethylbenzene, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene |
| Oct 31, 2002 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Tetrachloroethylene |
| Aug 31, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Radium-226, Radium-228, Gross Beta Particle Activity |
| Oct 6, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, p-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride |
Where the water comes from
West Bridgewater Water Dept draws water from 7 wells. 5 other public water systems have emergency connections to West Bridgewater Water Dept.
Annual water quality report
West Bridgewater 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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