Is CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI's water safe to drink?
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 101,079, over 24,246 connections.
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI's record against the rest of the country
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI has 3 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 6,984th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 46th percentile nationally.
Against the MA average
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI's 2 health-based violations sit within the MA average of 7.0, across 283 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI's most recent violation on record is dated 1994-01-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 1994-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI'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 CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF NEW BEDFORD DPI's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 3 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.