SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT: EPA violation history, explained
SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,853, over 1,668 connections.
SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT's record against the rest of the country
7 total violations and 4 health-based ones put SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT at the 65th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,517 of 12,903.
How SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT compares within MA
MA's 283 covered systems average 7.0 health-based violations each; SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT carries 4, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT is from 2014-01-07 (health-based: 2014-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTHAMPTON 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)
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
This is what SOUTHAMPTON WATER DEPT 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. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for SOUTHAMPTON 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.