Is MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 36,922, over 10,337 connections.
How this compares nationally
6 total violations and 3 health-based ones put MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT at the 58th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,473 of 12,903.
How MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT compares within MA
Among the 283 MA systems in this dataset, the average is 7.0 health-based violations - MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT's 3 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT is from 1997-01-06 (health-based: 1997-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT'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 this data is and is not
This is what MASHPEE WATER DISTRICT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.