PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID: MA4238000 · Plainville, MA · Serves 8,805 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (PWSID MA4238000) in Plainville, MA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 8,805 people. The same extract lists 20 health-based violation records spanning 2017-2023. Those 20 health-based rows for PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT cover contaminants such as TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT has 20 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 3 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2017–2023. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Massachusetts drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Massachusetts state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- MA4238000
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Plainville, MA
- Population Served
- 8,805
- Health Violations
- Yes (20)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 12 | 12 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 6 | 6 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | 2 | 2 |
Violation History (20)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Apr 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Apr 1, 2018 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2018 |
| TTHM | Yes | Apr 1, 2018 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2017 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Oct 1, 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Oct 1, 2017 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2017 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2017 |
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Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT on cumulative violation count (20) and EPA-reported population served (8,805). Violation-count peers include Yerington (Campbell Ranch), GENTRY WATERWORKS, MULBERRY WATERWORKS. Population peers include MORGAN COUNTY RURAL WATER COMPANY, AQUA PA FRIENDSHIP, GREENVILLE.
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About This Data
PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (MA4238000) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include QUINCY WATER DEPT. (MWRA); BROOKLINE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION; WEYMOUTH WATER DEPARTMENT; RANDOLPH/HOLBROOK JOINT WATER BOARD. Health-based rows (20 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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