Is FALMOUTH WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
FALMOUTH WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 97,551 people through 21,920 service connections.
FALMOUTH WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
21 total violations and 12 health-based ones put FALMOUTH WATER DEPT at the 87th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,625 of 12,903.
How FALMOUTH WATER DEPT compares within MA
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; FALMOUTH WATER DEPT carries 12, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for FALMOUTH WATER DEPT is from 2020-01-10 (health-based: 2020-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FALMOUTH WATER DEPT'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is FALMOUTH WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 12 health-based violations on file for FALMOUTH WATER DEPT - 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.