SCITUATE WATER DIVISION
PWSID: MA4264000 · Scituate, MA · Serves 19,297 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), SCITUATE WATER DIVISION (PWSID MA4264000) in Scituate, MA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 19,297 people. The same extract lists 9 health-based violation records spanning 1996-2024. Those 9 health-based rows for SCITUATE WATER DIVISION cover contaminants such as TTHM, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
SCITUATE WATER DIVISION has 9 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, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule. Recorded violations span 1996–2024. 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)
- MA4264000
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Scituate, MA
- Population Served
- 19,297
- Health Violations
- Yes (9)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 6 | 6 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 2 | 2 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | 1 | 1 |
Violation History (9)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| TTHM | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2021 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2021 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2020 |
| TTHM | Yes | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Sep 1, 2018 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Sep 1, 2018 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Yes | Jan 1, 1996 |
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Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest SCITUATE WATER DIVISION on cumulative violation count (9) and EPA-reported population served (19,297). Violation-count peers include Santa Clara Pueblo, PARSHALL, CITY OF, WELLPINIT. Population peers include CITY OF ORANGE, MONTROSE CITY OF, FERNDALE.
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About This Data
SCITUATE WATER DIVISION (MA4264000) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include BROCKTON WATER DEPARTMENT; PLYMOUTH WATER DEPARTMENT; WEIR RIVER WATER SYSTEM; MARSHFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT. Health-based rows (9 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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