Is BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 28,633 people get their water from it, across 8,001 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 4,929th by violation burden (62th percentile) - 29 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the MA average
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2011-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.