Public water system record
Whitman Water System
Serves an area of Plymouth County, MA · 14,837 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Whitman Water System 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
- 1
Key facts
- Whitman Water System buys its water from Brockton Water Department.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Massachusetts, July 2010.
- Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,676 unknown out of 4,816 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, 1992 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Whitman Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (3 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2008, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Massachusetts regulators took 14 formal enforcement actions against Whitman Water System between 1993 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 4, 2010 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 31, 2009 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 5, 2008 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice |
| Nov 29, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 20, 2006 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Feb 7, 2005 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 2, 2003 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Mar 9, 2000 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 22, 1998 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 2, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jan 14, 1997 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 5, 1994 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 18, 1993 | Massachusetts | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Whitman Water System buys its water from Brockton Water Department. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Whitman Water System.
Buys water from
- Brockton Water Department Brockton, MA
Annual water quality report
Whitman Water System 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